The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore/Madras and Myliapor ( la, Madraspolitan(us) et Meliaporen(sis)) is an

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based in the city of

Madras Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

(now ''Chennai''), in India. It took also the name of the ancient diocese of

Mylapore Mylapore, also spelt Mayilapur, is a neighbourhood in the central part of the city of Chennai, India. It is one of the oldest residential parts of the city. It is also called Tirumayilai. The locality is claimed to be the birthplace of the cel ...

, now a part of Chennai.

History

* 9 January 1606: erection of the diocese of Mylapore by pope

Paul V Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in January 1621. In 1611, he honored ...

by agreement with the king of

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who received power to appoint bishops and priests and, in a generall way, to look after the evangelization of the area (

Padroado The ''Padroado'' (, "patronage") was an arrangement between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Portugal and later the Portuguese Republic, through a series of concordats by which the Holy See delegated the administration of the local churches and gr ...

system and jurisdiction) * 1642: Madras Capuchin Mission founded by French Capuchin Missionary Fr. Ephrem de Nevers was Established as Prefecture Vicariate of

Fort Saint George Fort St. George (or historically, White Town) is a fortress in the coastal city of Chennai, India. Founded in 1639, it was the first English (later British) fortress in India. The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further s ...

This was an independent jurisdiction of the Propaganda Fide from the Padroado Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore * 1832: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Madras * 1 September 1886: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras * 10 October 1950: The Padroado system is cancelled. The Diocese of Mylapore comes under the jurisdiction of the 'Propaganda Fide'. * 13 November 1952: Mylapore and Madras are merged into the renamed 'Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore' (Bull ''Ex primaevae ecclesiae'' of

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Leadership

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s of Madras and Mylapore (

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) ** Archbishop

George Antonysamy George Antonysamy (born 15 February 1952), is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore since 2012. He previously served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. Biography Antonysamy was born o ...

(21 November 2012 – present); formerly, Apostolic Nuncio (Liberia, Gambia, & Sierra Leone) ** Archbishop Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B. (1 April 2005 – 21 November 2012) ** Archbishop

James Masilamony Arul Das James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguati ...

(11 May 1994 – 30 August 2004) ** Archbishop

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, S.J. (26 January 1987 – 10 November 1993) ** Archbishop

Anthony Rayappa Arulappa Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...

(1 February 1966 – 26 January 1987) ** Archbishop

Louis Mathias Louis Mathias (born 20 July 1887, Paris, died 3 August 1965, Legnano, Italy) was the first Catholic bishop of Shillong who later became the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (1935-1952). He belonged to Salesian c ...

, S.D.B. (13 November 1952 – 2 August 1965) * Metropolitan Archbishops of Madras (Latin Rite) ** Archbishop Louis Mathias, S.D.B. (25 March 1935 – 13 November 1952) ** Archbishop

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, M.H.M. (13 February 1911 – 1928) ** Archbishop

Joseph Colgan Bishop Joseph Colgan, DD (1 April 1824 – 13 February 1911), was an Irish born Roman Catholic Archbishop of Madras, India. Biography Born on 1 April 1824 in Donore, County Westmeath, he studied in Navan, and for the priesthood in Maynooth Col ...

(19 May 1882 – 13 February 1911) * Vicars Apostolic of Madras (Roman Rite) ** Bishop

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(1868-1880) ** Bishop

John Fennelly John Fennelly was an Irish born Roman Catholic Bishop of Madras in India from 1841 until 1868. Fennelly was from Moyne, County Tipperary, studied for the priesthood in Maynooth College, and was ordained, he came to India in 1839 as part of the M ...

(1841-1868) ** Bishop Patrick Joseph Carew (1840-1841) ** Bishop Daniel O’Connor, O.S.A. (1834-1940)

Suffragan dioceses

Chingleput Chengalpattu, previously known as Chingleput, is a city and the headquarters of Chengalpattu district of the state Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located near to the industrial and IT hub. It is the headquarters of the district and is away fr ...

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. Coimbat ...

Ootacamund Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and ...

Vellore Vellore (English: ), also spelt as Velur (), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separa ...

Patron Saints

Saint Thomas the Apostle Thomas the Apostle ( arc, 𐡀𐡌𐡅𐡕𐡌, hbo, תוֹמא הקדוש or תוֹמָא שליחא (''Toma HaKadosh'' "Thomas the Holy" or ''Toma Shlikha'' "Thomas the Messenger/Apostle" in Hebrew-Aramaic), syc, ܬܐܘܡܐ, , meaning "twi ...

Saint Joseph Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers ...

Saints and causes for canonisation

* The tomb of St.

Thomas the Apostle Thomas the Apostle ( arc, 𐡀𐡌𐡅𐡕𐡌, hbo, תוֹמא הקדוש or תוֹמָא שליחא (''Toma HaKadosh'' "Thomas the Holy" or ''Toma Shlikha'' "Thomas the Messenger/Apostle" in Hebrew-Aramaic), syc, ܬܐܘܡܐ, , meaning "twi ...

is in Chennai. * Servant of God, Mother Thatipatri Gnanamma

Churches

* St. Joseph Church, Madras * All Saints Church (2004), Madras * Amalaurtpava Church (2004), Madras) * Annai Velankani Church, (2001), Madras * Annunication Church (1982), Madras * Blessed Sacrament Church (2011), Madras * Christ the Emmanuel Church (1971), Madras * Christ the King Church (1994), Madras * Divine Mercy Church (2008), Madras * Don Bosch Shrine (1964), Madras * Fathima Misson (2007), Madras * Good Sheperd Church (2008), Madras * Holy Cross Church (1978), Madras. * Holy Eucharist Church (2005), Madras * Holy Family Church (2007) Madras * Holy Spirit Church (2006) Madras * Holy Trinity Church (1994), Madras * Infant Jesus Church (1980), Madras

Religious congregations, societies and institutes

Religious institutes of men

* Oblates of Mary Immaculate * Brothers of St.Patrick's * Carmelites of Mary Immaculate * Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament * Congregation of the Missions * Congregation of the Holy Redeemer * Herald of Good News * Holy Cross Brothers of Sacred Heart * Hospitaller Brothers of St.John of God *Missionaries of Mary Immaculate *Missionaries of St.Francis De Sales *Missionary Brothers of Charity *Monfort Brothers of St.Gabriel *Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) *Order of Friars Minor (Capuchins) *Salesians of Don Bosco *Servants of Charity *Society of Jesus *Society of St.Paul *Sons of Immaculate Heart of Mary

References

External links

Archdioceseofmadreasmylapore.in

{{DEFAULTSORT:Madras And Mylapore Roman Catholic dioceses in India Religious organizations established in the 1640s 1642 establishments in Asia Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 17th century Organisations based in Chennai Christianity in Tamil Nadu