The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore ( la, Coimbaturen(sis)) is a

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located in the city of

Coimbatore Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...

in the

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of Madras and Mylapore in India.

History

* 1845: Established as Apostolic Pro-Vicariate of Coimbatore from the Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast and Diocese of Madura * 1850: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Coimbatore * September 1, 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Coimbatore

Leadership

* Vicars Apostolic of Coimbatore (

Latin Rite Latin liturgical rites, or Western liturgical rites, are Catholic rites of public worship employed by the Latin Church, the largest particular church ''sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church, that originated in Europe where the Latin language once ...

) ** Melchior-Marie-Joseph de Marion-Brésillac, M.E.P. † (16 Mar 1845 Appointed - 18 Mar 1855 Resigned) ** Claude-Marie Dépommier, M.E.P. † (17 Feb 1865 Appointed - 8 Dec 1873 Died) *

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s of Coimbatore (Latin Rite) ** Etienne-Auguste-Joseph-Louis Bardou, M.E.P. † (30 Apr 1874 Appointed - 7 Feb 1903 Died) ** Jacques-Denis Peyramale, M.E.P. † (23 May 1903 Appointed - 17 Aug 1903 Died) ** Augustine-Antoine Roy, M.E.P. † (12 Feb 1904 Appointed - 4 Dec 1930 Retired) ** Marie-Louis-Joseph-Constantin Tournier, M.E.P. † (12 Jan 1932 Appointed - Jan 1938 Resigned) ** Ubagarasamy Bernadeth † (9 Apr 1940 Appointed - 5 Feb 1949 Died) **

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† (25 Dec 1949 Appointed - 23 Nov 1971 Died) **

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† (3 Feb 1972 Appointed - 2 Jun 1979 Died) **

Ambrose Mathalaimuthu ''The Most Reverend'' Ambrose Mathalaimuthu D.D. (25 July 1925 – 15 November 2009) was Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore, India. Born in Nagalur, Tamil Nadu, South India, he was ordained as a priest on 21 December 1 ...

† (6 Dec 1979 Appointed - 10 Jul 2002 Retired) **

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(10 Jul 2002 Appointed - )

Causes for canonisation

* Ven.

Melchior de Marion Brésillac Melchior-Marie-Joseph de Marion-Brésillac, S.M.A. (2 December 1813 – 25 June 1859) was a French Catholic prelate and the founder of the Society of African Missions. Early life and priesthood Brésillac was born at Castelnaudary, Fran ...

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Catholic Hierarchy

Diocese website

Catholic Church Directory
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