Diocese of Quilon
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The Diocese of Quilon or Kollam is a Catholic diocese in the state of Kerala in India. Erected on September 1, 1886, it covers an area of 1,950 square km (753 square miles), and contains a population of 4,879,553 - 235,922 (4.8%) of which are Catholic. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Trivandrum. The current bishop is Stanley Roman.
[edit] History
Until 1838 the territory comprised by this diocese formed part of the Padroado Diocese of Cochin. In that year, by the Brief "Multa Præclare", jurisdiction was withdrawn from the See of Cochin, and this portion of its territory was placed under the Vicar Apostolic of Malabar (Verapoly). In 1845 its separation into a distinct vicariate was decreed by the Holy See. This arrangement was effected in 1853, and on the establishment of the hierarchy in 1886 it was finally elevated into an episcopal see, suffragan to Verapoly.
[edit] List of bishops
- Bernardino Baccinelli of St. Teresa, (pro-vicar Apostolic, 1845 - 1853)
- Bernardino Pontanova of St. Agnes, (1853)
- Maurice of St. Albert, (1854)
- Charles Hyacinth Valerga, (1854 - 1864)
- Ephrem-Edouard-Lucien-Théoponte Garrelon, (June 20, 1868 -June 3, 1870)
- Ferdinand Maria Ossi, (September 23, 1883 - August 16, 1905)
- Luis María (Alberic Ludwig) Benziger, (August 16, 1905 - July 23, 1931)
- Vincent Victor Dereere, (February 10, 1936 - July 1, 1937)
- Jerome M. Fernandez (September 25, 1937 - January 30, 1978)
- Joseph Gabriel Fernandez (January 30, 1978 - October 16, 2001)
- Stanley Roman (October 16, 2001 - )
[edit] External links
This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia.
