Diocese Of Kumbakonam
The Diocese of Kumbakonam (Latin: Kumbakonamen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Kumbakonam. The Diocese of Kumbakonam is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore.
History
- 1 September 1899: Established as Diocese of Kumbakonam from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
Leadership
- Bishops of Kumbakonam
- Bishop Jeevandham Amalanathan (11 February 2024 - Present)
- Bishop Antonysamy Francis (31 May 2008 – 11 February 2024)
- Bishop Peter Remigius (10 November 1989 – 30 June 2007)
- Bishop Daniel Paul Arulswamy (5 May 1955 – 16 August 1988)
- Bishop Peter Francis Rayappa (24 February 1931 – 20 September 1954)
- Bishop Marie-Augustine Chapuis, M.E.P. (21 May 1913 – 17 December 1928)
- Bishop Hugues-Madelain Bottero, M.E.P. (5 September 1899 – 21 May 1913)
Saints and causes for canonisation
- Servant of God Fr. Lourdu Xavier Savarirayan
- Servant of God Fr. John Peter Savarinayagam, O.F.M. Cap.
References
- ^ "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Capuchin declared 'Servant of God' in Tamil Nadu". Matters India. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
External links
| History | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notable churches | |||||||||||||
| Prelates |
| ||||||||||||
| Suffragan dioceses | |||||||||||||
| District headquarters |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | ||
| State | ||
| Region | ||
| Divisions | ||
| Taluks | ||
| Revenue blocks | ||
| Municipal corporations | ||
| Municipalities | ||
| Rivers | ||
| History | ||
| Places of interest |
| |
| Religious and monastic institutions | ||
| Universities | ||