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Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Church, Thenkaraikottai
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Thenkaraikottai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It comes under the administration of Dharmapuri Diocese. History The church is situated in the hamlet of Fatima Nagar, adjacent to the village of Thenkaraikottai. There are no official records or evidence regarding the origin of Catholics in Thenkaraikottai, however, a book written by Fr. M.S. Joseph in 1840 mentions this place. Fr. Mariyan Franc MEP, a priest from Kovilur parish, also made note of Catholic families residing in the area. In the 1920s, Fr. Sievek MEP, a priest from Kovilur, constructed a Priest House in Thenkaraikottai. In 1930, Thenkaraikottai became a sub-parish of B.Pallipatti parish church, when Fr. Charles Devin MEP, the parish priest of B. Pallipatti, established a church here. On June 5, 1949, this church became a parish church, with Fr. Reval MEP serving as its first parish priest. During his tenure, the St. Joseph Elementa ...
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Thenkaraikottai
Thenkaraikottai is a ruined castle was built by Seelappa Nayakkar and Chennappa Nayakkar of Vijayanagar dynasty. This castle is the only one built on land and not on a hill like others and is situated near Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, India. The Major attraction of the place is the Sri Kalyana Ramaswamy temple which is dedicated to lord Rama (avatar of vishnu) with beautiful architecture is present in centre of the fort. There are few ruined historic buildings which includes Granaries, stables for elephants and horses, cannons, a bathing area for the princes and many more. The fort is about 40 acres. Kalyana Ramaswamy temple Kalyana Ramaswamy temple is the temple present in Thenkaraikottai.This temple was said to be built by Seelappa Nayakkar and Chennappa Nayakkar of Vijayaagar dynasty during 14th century and filled with wonderful architecture and is administered and maintained by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Dharmapuri
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dharmapuri ( la, Dharmapurien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Dharmapuri in the Ecclesiastical province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore in India. This Diocese administrate the political region of Dharmapuri district and Krishnagiri district. History * January 24, 1997: Established as Diocese of Dharmapuri from the Diocese of Salem Leadership * Bishops of Dharmapuri (Latin Rite) ** Bishop Joseph Anthony Irudayaraj Joseph Anthony Irudayaraj SDB, is the former and the first bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Dharmapuri. Early life He was born in 1935 in Purasawalkam, Chennai, as the son of Samuel and Mary. He completed his primary education at St. Andrews ..., S.D.B. (January 24, 1997 – January 13, 2012) ** Bishop Lawrence Pius Dorairaj (since January 13, 2012) Parishes This Diocese has 45 Parish, which are bifurcated under 5 Vicariates ± = ''also Vicariate parish'' References External links GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarc ...
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Roman Catholic Churches In Tamil Nadu
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B Pallipatti
B. Pallipatti is a village in the Dharmapuri district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The village code is 643526, and it is under the jurisdiction of B. Pallipatti Gram panchayat, Grama panchayath. Location The town is located 38 km from the district capital Dharmapuri and 11 km from Pappireddipatti. It also has an average elevation of 340 meters above sea level. The nearest town is Bommidi. Population classification In 2011, the town had 876 families and 3684 people. Of these, 1942 were males and 1742 were females. Here is a government-aided primary school with 420 students. Our Lady of Lourde Church is famous in this town. See also *Pappireddipatti *Bommidi *Dharmapuri district References

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Michael Bosco Duraisamy
Michael Bosco Duraisamy (born 29 April, 1929 in Aachen) was an Indian prelate and third bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salem The Diocese of Salem ( la, Salemen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Salem. The Diocese of Salem is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropoli .... He was ordained as a priest in the year 1955. He was appointed as bishop of Salem in the year 1974. He died in office in the year 1999 . References 1929 births 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in India 1999 deaths {{India-RC-bishop-stub ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Salem
The Diocese of Salem ( la, Salemen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Salem. The Diocese of Salem is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. History Madura Mission The foundation of Madura mission had a tremendous effect on the social history of Salem. Robert De. Nobili (1577–1656), an eminent and dedicated Jesuit was the first missionary who visited Salem to spread Christianity and founded Catholic Church there. He entered the Jesuit order in 1595 and came to India in 1604. He reached Madurai in 1606 when it was ruled by Tirumalai Nayak (1623-1659 AD). Nobily adopted the mode of life of Hindu sanyasis in order to attract higher caste Hindus to Christianity by his adoptive method he converted many Hindu high caste into Christian faith. As a result of his novel way of conversion, Christianity was accepted in the southern parts of ...
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Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Church, B Pallipatti
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church is catholic parish church in B. Pallipatti village near Bommidi in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu, India. This parish is famous for its Jesus life story open theater drama Maasattra Ratham performed every second Friday after Easter. Also this is one of the oldest parish in Dharamapuri Diocese. History In the records, before 1750 Catholics lived in this village, probably because of missionaries from Mysore. This village is also under the service of Kovilur priest Fr. Timothy Xavier S.J., who served in Laligam during his time Fr. Marian Fransic, MEP and parish priest of Kovilur Church, mentioned in his diary that in 1850 there were 288 Christ followers around Pallipatti village. In 1858, Fr. Gouyon baptized seven families in this village. From 1861 to 1864, Kovilur Parish priest Fr. Thiriyon baptized 23 disciples in this village. As Salem diocese was separated from Kumbakonam diocese in 1930, Pallipatti became a parish and Fr. Charles ...
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Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Church (Old Church) - Thenkaraikottai
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Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter in the New Testament of the Christian Bible Roman or Romans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Romans (band), a Japanese pop group * ''Roman'' (album), by Sound Horizon, 2006 * ''Roman'' (EP), by Teen Top, 2011 *" Roman (My Dear Boy)", a 2004 single by Morning Musume Film and television * Film Roman, an American animation studio * ''Roman'' (film), a 2006 American suspense-horror film * ''Romans'' (2013 film), an Indian Malayalam comedy film * ''Romans'' (2017 film), a British drama film * ''The Romans'' (''Doctor Who''), a serial in British TV series People *Roman (given name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters *Roman (surname), including a list of people named Roman or Romans *ῬωμΠ...
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Francis Kalist
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Catholic Bishops' Conference Of India
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) is the permanent association of the Catholic bishops of India. It was established in September 1944, in Chennai. The CBCI Secretariat was located in Bangalore until 1962, when it was shifted to the national capital, New Delhi. The CBCI is a member of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences. Status and relation to the episcopal bodies of the three rites The CBCI is technically not an episcopal conference as prescribed in canon 447 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law; that role is fulfilled by the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India. Rather, the CBCI is similar to the 'assembly of bishops' described in 322§2 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. Pope John Paul II in a letter in 1987 directed the three rites to set up their own bishops' conferences. Nevertheless, the CBCI is the face of the Catholic Church in India and addresses the Church's "questions of common concern and of a national and supra-ritual character", whi ...
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The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore la, Pondicherien(sis) et Cuddaloren(sis) is an archdiocese located in the cities of Pondicherry and Cuddalore in India. History With a land area of 11,348 square kilometers, the Archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore extends over the Pondicherry and Karaikal civil districts of Puducherry union territory and the civil districts of Cuddalore and Viluppuram of Tamil Nadu state. In 2001, the total population of the area was 6,151,891. Ethnic groups in the territory include the Tamils and French. The Mission of The Capuchins And The Jesuits French Capuchins were the first missionaries to Pondicherry in 1632. But they established the first Christian stable mission only in 1674. The great ancestor of this Archdiocese is the Carnatic Mission, which was started around the year 1700 as Mission sui iuris. This Carnatic Mission was known as Missions of the Coromandel Coast and also as the Malabar Mission. Before t ...
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