Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore

Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
Archidioecesis Madraspolitanus et Meliaporensis
சென்னை-மயிலை உயர்மறைமாவட்டம்

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 (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

Leadership

Suffragan dioceses

References

  1. "Translator". Microsofttranslator.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.

Coordinates: 13°02′01″N 80°16′39″E / 13.0337°N 80.2775°E / 13.0337; 80.2775

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