Roman Catholic Diocese of Kumbakonam
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kumbakonam is a diocese
located in the city of Kumbakonam
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
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 Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam , also spelt as Coombaconum in the records of British India , is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 272 kilometres from Chennai, it is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam...
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 Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore is an archdiocese located in the cities of Pondicherry and Cuddalore in India. The Archdiocese now celebrates its 125 years of being elevatd to the status of Archdiocese.-History:...
in India.
History
- September 1, 1899: Established as Diocese of Kumbakonam from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry
Leadership
- 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 Kumbakonam (Latin Rite)- Bishop Francis Antonysamy (May 31, 2008 – present)
- Bishop Peter Remigius (November 10, 1989 – June 30, 2007)
- Bishop Daniel Paul Arulswamy (May 5, 1955 – August 16, 1988)
- Bishop Peter Francis Rayappa (February 24, 1931 – September 20, 1954)
- Bishop Marie-Augustine Chapuis, M.E.P. (May 21, 1913 – December 17, 1928)
- Bishop Hugues-Madelain Bottero, M.E.P. (September 5, 1899 – May 21, 1913)