Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore

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.

History

• 1845: Established as Apostolic Pro-Vicariate of Coimbatore from the Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast and Diocese of Madura
• 1850: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Coimbatore
• September 1, 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Coimbatore

Leadership

• Vicars Apostolic of Coimbatore (Latin Rite)
• Melchior-Marie-Joseph de Marion-Brésillac, 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)
• Bishops 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 Mathalaimuthu † (6 Dec 1979 Appointed - 10 Jul 2002 Retired)
• Thomas Aquinas Lephonse (10 Jul 2002 Appointed - )

Causes for canonisation

• Ven. Melchior de Marion Brésillac
• Fr. Joseph Louis Ravel

References

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website
• Catholic Church Directory