Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore is a diocese
located in the city of Coimbatore
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Madras and Mylapore in India.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Madras and Mylapore in India.
History
- 1850: Established as Apostolic VicariateApostolic vicariateAn apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
of Coimbatore from the Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast and Diocese of Madura - September 1, 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Coimbatore
Leadership
- Vicars Apostolic of Coimbatore (Latin Rite)
- Melchior Marie Joseph de Marion BrésillacMelchior de Marion BresillacBishop Melchior de Marion Brésillac is the founder of the Society of African Missions.-Early Life and Priesthood:He was born at Castelnaudany, France on December 2, 1813. He was eldest of five children. He joined the seminary and was ordained as a priest on December 22, 1838. Brésillac served...
, 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)
- Melchior Marie Joseph de Marion Brésillac
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
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)
- Francis Xavier Muthappa † (25 Dec 1949 Appointed - 23 Nov 1971 Died)
- Manuel Visuvasam † (3 Feb 1972 Appointed - 2 Jun 1979 Died)
- Ambrose MathalaimuthuAmbrose MathalaimuthuThe Most Reverend Ambrose Mathalaimuthu D.D. was Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore, India....
† (6 Dec 1979 Appointed - 10 Jul 2002 Retired) - Thomas Aquinas Lephonse (10 Jul 2002 Appointed - )