Diocese of Tiruchirapalli, India 🇮🇳 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1606: Established as Mission sui juris of Madura (from Diocese of Cochin)
- 1700: Lost territory to establish Mission sui juris of Coromandel Coast
- 1773: Suppressed (to Diocese of São Tomé de Meliapor and Mission sui juris of Coromandel Coast)
- 1836.07.08: Restored as Apostolic Prefecture of Madura (English) (from Diocese of São Tomé de Meliapor and Mission sui juris of Coromandel Coast)
- 1846.05.19: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast (English) / Madura et Côte de Coromandel (français)
- 1886.09.01: Promoted as Diocese of Madurai
- 1887.06.07: Renamed as Diocese of Trichinopoly (became suffragan of Pondicherry)
- 1893.10.02: Became suffragan of Bombay
- 1923.06.12: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Tuticorin
- 1929.07.03: Exchanged territory with Diocese of São Tomé de Meliapor
- 1938.01.08: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Madura
- 1950.10.21: Renamed as Diocese of Tiruchirapalli / Trichy / Tiruchirapolitan(us) (Latin)
- 1953.09.19: Became suffragan of Madurai
- 2003.10.30: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Dindigul
Present Prelates
| Bishop (2021.06.29 – ...): |  Bishop Savarimuthu Arokiaraj (70) |
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Ordinaries
| Bishops of Tiruchirapalli (Roman Rite) |
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| Bishop Savarimuthu Arokiaraj (70) (2021.06.29 – ...)Bishop of Tiruchirapalli (India)Born:1954.10.24 (Lalapettai, India)Ordained Priest:1981.01.08Consecrated Bishop:2021.08.15Priest of Tiruchirapalli (India) (1981.01.08 – 2021.06.29)Bishop of Tiruchirapalli (India) (2021.06.29 – ...) |
| Bishop Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss (Apostolic Administrator 2018.07.14 – 2021.06.29) |
| Bishop Antony Devotta (2000.11.16 – 2018.07.14)That they may all be oneBorn:1943.06.30 (San Thome, India)Ordained Priest:1971.08.27Consecrated Bishop:2001.01.28Died:2019.10.15 (Tiruchirapalli, India †76)Priest of Madras and Mylapore (India) (1971.08.27 – 2000.11.16)Bishop of Tiruchirapalli (India) (2000.11.16 – 2018.07.14) |
| Bishop Gabriel Lawrence Sengol (1990.10.06 – 1997.10.14)Born:1928.09.18 (India)Ordained Priest:1955.04.17Consecrated Bishop:1990.12.30Died:2012.01.29 (†83)Bishop of Tiruchirapalli (India) (1990.10.06 – 1997.10.14) |
| Bishop Thomas Fernando (1970.11.23 – 1990.10.06)Born:1913.05.09 (India)Ordained Priest:1939.03.18Consecrated Bishop:1950.10.01Died:2006.07.04 (†93)Titular Bishop of Abitinæ (1950.06.25 – 1953.06.26)Coadjutor Bishop of Tuticorin (India) (1950.06.25 – 1953.06.26)Bishop of Tuticorin (India) (1953.06.26 – 1970.11.23)Bishop of Tiruchirapalli (India) (1970.11.23 – 1990.10.06) |
| Bishop James Mendonça (1950.10.21 – 1970.11.23)Born:1892.01.02 (India)Ordained Priest:1927.12.08Consecrated Bishop:1938.07.25Died:1978.04.14 (†86)Bishop of Trichinopoly (India) (1938.03.07 – 1950.10.21)Bishop of Tiruchirapalli (India) (1950.10.21 – 1970.11.23) |
| Bishops of Trichinopoly (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop James Mendonça (1938.03.07 – 1950.10.21)(see above) |
| Bishop John Peter Leonard, S.J. (later Archbishop) (1936.01.02 – 1938.01.08)Born:1889.12.29 (Luxembourg)Ordained Priest:1921.12.08Consecrated Bishop:1936.03.15Died:1985.12.05 (†95)Bishop of Trichinopoly (India) (1936.01.02 – 1938.01.08)Bishop of Madurai (India) (1938.01.08 – 1953.09.19)Metropolitan Archbishop of Madurai (India) (1953.09.19 – 1967.04.13)Titular Archbishop of Izirzada (1967.04.13 – 1976.07.25) |
| Bishop Ange-Auguste Faisandier, S.J. (1913.12.19 – 1934.09.24)Born:1853.06.30 (France)Consecrated Bishop:1909.06.27Died:1935.05.25 (†81)Titular Bishop of Dodona (1909.03.30 – 1913.12.19)Coadjutor Bishop of Trichinopoly (India) (1909.03.30 – 1913.12.19)Bishop of Trichinopoly (India) (1913.12.19 – 1934.09.24)Titular Bishop of Elatea (1934.09.24 – 1935.05.25) |
| Bishop Jean-Marie Barthe, S.J. (1890.03.21 – 1913.12.19)Born:1849.04.08 (France)Consecrated Bishop:1890.06.15Died:1934.11.11 (†85)Bishop of Trichinopoly (India) (1890.03.21 – 1913.12.19)Titular Bishop of Parlais (1913.12.19 – 1934.11.11) |
| Bishop Alexis Canoz, S.J. (1887.06.07 – 1888.12.02)Born:1805.09.08 (France)Ordained Priest:1832.08.24Consecrated Bishop:1847.06.29Died:1888.12.02 (†83)Titular Bishop of Tamassus (1846.04.25 – 1886.09.01)Vicar Apostolic of Madura and Coromandel Coast (India) (1846.04.25 – 1886.09.01)Apostolic Administrator of Bombay (India) (1858 – 1860.12.18)Apostolic Administrator of Poona (India) (1858 – 1860.12.18)Bishop of Madurai (India) (1886.09.01 – 1887.06.07)Bishop of Trichinopoly (India) (1887.06.07 – 1888.12.02) |
| Bishops of Madurai (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Alexis Canoz, S.J. (1886.09.01 – 1887.06.07)(see above) |
| Vicars Apostolic of Madura and Coromandel Coast (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Alexis Canoz, S.J. (1846.04.25 – 1886.09.01)(see above) |
| Bishop Clément Bonnand, M.E.P. (1836.10.03 – 1850.04.03)Born:1796.05.20 (France)Ordained Priest:1821.06.17Consecrated Bishop:1833.11.10Died:1861.03.21 (†64)Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Pondicherry (India) (1831.08.19 – 1836.10.03)Titular Bishop of Druzipara (1831.08.19 – 1861.03.21)Vicar Apostolic of Madura and Coromandel Coast (India) (1836.10.03 – 1850.04.03)Vicar Apostolic of Pondicherry (India) (1836.10.03 – 1861.03.21) |
| Prefects Apostolic of Madura (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Louis-Charles-Auguste Hébert, M.E.P. (1836.07.08 – 1836.10.03)Born:1763.12.31 (France)Consecrated Bishop:1811.03.03Died:1836.10.03 (†72)Coadjutor Superior of Coromandel Coast (India) (1806.07.06 – 1811.10.03)Titular Bishop of Halicarnassus (1806.07.06 – 1836.10.03)Ecclesiastical Superior of Coromandel Coast (India) (1811.10.03 – 1836.07.08)Prefect Apostolic of Madura (India) (1836.07.08 – 1836.10.03) |
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Ange-Auguste Faisandier, S.J. (1909.03.30 – 1913.12.19)
- Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Jean-Félix-Onésime Luquet, M.E.P. (1845.02.17 – 1851)
- Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Étienne-Louis Charbonnaux, M.E.P. (1844.07.08 – 1850.04.03)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 12,144 km²
Population: 277,628 Catholics (11.2% of 2,481,523 total)
Pastoral Centres: 73 parishes, 1 mission
Personnel: 292 priests (109 diocesan, 183 religious), 1,713 religious (567 brothers, 1,146 sisters), 19 seminarians