Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin is a diocese
located in the city of Tuticorin in the Ecclesiastical province
of Madurai in India.
The first Latin indigenous bishop, Rt.Rev. Tiburtius Roach, is from this diocese only.
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 Tuticorin 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 Madurai in India.
History
- June 12, 1923: Established as the Diocese of Tuticorin from the Diocese of Tiruchirapalli
The first Latin indigenous bishop, Rt.Rev. Tiburtius Roach, is from this diocese only.
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 Tuticorin (Latin Rite)- Bishop Yvon Ambrose (April 1, 2005 – present)
- Bishop Peter Fernando (later Archbishop) (December 8, 1999 – March 22, 2003)
- Bishop Siluvaimathu Teresanathan Amalnather (November 29, 1980 – December 8, 1999)
- Bishop Ambrose MathalaimuthuAmbrose MathalaimuthuThe Most Reverend Ambrose Mathalaimuthu D.D. was Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore, India....
(August 30, 1971 – December 6, 1979) - Bishop Thomas Fernando (June 26, 1953 – November 23, 1970)
- Bishop Francesco Tiburzio Roche, S.J. (June 12, 1923 – June 26, 1953)