Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
| Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore Archidioecesis Madraspolitanus et Meliaporensis சென்னை-மயிலை உயர்மறைமாவட்டம் | |
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 St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, The Mother Church of the Archdiocese | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Territory | Tamil Nadu |
| Ecclesiastical province | Madras and Mylapore |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,160 km2 (1,220 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 6,984,614 343,103 (4.9%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 13th November 1952 (Papal Bull, ‘Ex Primaevae Ecclesiae’ by Pope Pius XII) |
| Cathedral | St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, Santhome |
| Co-cathedral | St. Mary of the Angels Co-Cathedral, Georgetown |
| Secular priests | 152 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | George Antonysamy |
| Emeritus Bishops | Malayappan Chinnappa Archbishop Emeritus (2005-2012) |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore/Madras and Myliapor (Latin: Madraspolitan(us) et Meliaporen(sis)) is an archdiocese based in the city of Madras (now Chennai), in India. It took also the name of the ancient diocese of Mylapore, now a suburb of Chennai.[1]
History
- January 9, 1606: erection of the diocese of Mylapore by pope Paul V by agreement with the king of Portugal who received power to appoint bishops and priests and, in a generall way, to look after the evangelization of the area (Padroado system and jurisdiction)
- 1642: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Fort Saint George from the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore
- 1832: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Madras
- September 1, 1886: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras
- October 10, 1950: The Padroado system is cancelled. The Diocese of Mylapore comes under the jurisdiction of the 'Propaganda Fide'.
- November 13, 1952: Mylapore and Madras are merged into the renamed 'Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore' (Bull Ex primaevae ecclesiae of Pius XII).
Leadership
- Archbishops of Madras and Mylapore (Latin Rite)
- Archbishop George Antonysamy (November 21, 2012 – present); formerly, Apostolic Nuncio (Liberia, Gambia, & Sierra Leone)
- Archbishop Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B. (April 1, 2005 – November 21, 2012)
- Archbishop James Masilamony Arul Das (May 11, 1994 – August 30, 2004)
- Archbishop Casimir Gnanadickam, S.J. (January 26, 1987 – November 10, 1993)
- Archbishop Anthony Rayappa Arulappa (February 1, 1966 – January 26, 1987)
- Archbishop Louis Mathias, S.D.B. (November 13, 1952 – August 2, 1965)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Madras (Latin Rite)
- Archbishop Louis Mathias, S.D.B. (March 25, 1935 – November 13, 1952)
- Archbishop Eugène Mederlet, S.D.B. (July 3, 1928 – December 12, 1934)
- Archbishop Giovanni Aelen, M.H.M. (February 13, 1911 – 1928)
- Archbishop Joseph Colgan (May 19, 1882 – February 13, 1911)
- Vicars Apostolic of Madras (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Patrick Joseph Carew (1840–1842)
Suffragan dioceses
References
- ↑ "Translator". Microsofttranslator.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
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