Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore

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{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Archdiocese
| name = Madras and Mylapore
| latin = Archidioecesis Madraspolitanus et Meliaporensis
| local = சென்னை-மயிலை உயர்மறைமாவட்டம்
| image = Santhome Basilica.jpg
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| image_alt =St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, The Mother Church of the Archdiocese
| caption = [[San Thome Basilica|St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica]], The [[Mother Church]] of the Archdiocese

| country = [[India]]
| territory = Tamil Nadu
| province = Madras and Mylapore
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| area_km2 = 3,160
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| population = 8,760,300
| population_as_of = 2018
| catholics = 461,740
| catholics_percent = 5.3
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| rite = [[Latin Rite]]
| established = 13 November 1952 (Papal Bull, ‘Ex Primaevae Ecclesiae’ by [[Pope Pius XII]])
| cathedral = [[San Thome Basilica|St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica]], [[Santhome]]
| cocathedral = St. Mary of the Angels Co-Cathedral, [[George Town, Chennai|Georgetown]]
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| priests = 152

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| bishop_title = Archbishop
| metro_archbishop = [[George Antonysamy]]
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| emeritus_bishops = [[Malayappan Chinnappa]] (2005-2012)

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The '''Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore/Madras and Myliapor''' ({{lang-la|Madraspolitan(us) et Meliaporen(sis)}}) is an [[archdiocese]] based in the city of [[Madras]] (now ''Chennai''), in India. It took also the name of the ancient diocese of [[Mylapore]], now a suburb of Chennai.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/30075.php | title=Rinuncia dell’arcivescovo di Madras and Mylapore (India) e nomina del successore | language=it | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128080332/http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/30075.php | archivedate=28 November 2012 | publisher=The Vatican | accessdate=14 April 2018 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==History==
* 9 January 1606: erection of the [[Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore|diocese of Mylapore]] by pope [[Paul V]] by agreement with the king of [[Portugal]] who received power to appoint bishops and priests and, in a generall way, to look after the evangelization of the area ([[Padroado]] system and jurisdiction)
* 1642: Madras Capuchin Mission founded by French Capuchin Missionary Fr. [[Ephrem de Nevers]] was Established as Prefecture Vicariate of [[Fort Saint George]] This was an independent jurisdiction of the Propaganda Fide from the Padroado [[Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore]]
* 1832: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Madras
* 1 September 1886: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras
* 10 October 1950: The Padroado system is cancelled. The Diocese of Mylapore comes under the jurisdiction of the 'Propaganda Fide'.
* 13 November 1952: Mylapore and Madras are merged into the renamed 'Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore' (Bull ''Ex primaevae ecclesiae'' of [[Pius XII]]).

==Leadership==
* [[Archbishop]]s of Madras and Mylapore ([[Latin Rite]])
** Archbishop [[George Antonysamy]] (21 November 2012 – present); formerly, Apostolic Nuncio (Liberia, Gambia, & Sierra Leone)
** Archbishop [[Malayappan Chinnappa]], S.D.B. (1 April 2005 – 21 November 2012)
** Archbishop [[James Masilamony Arul Das]] (11 May 1994 – 30 August 2004)
** Archbishop [[Casimir Gnanadickam]], [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] (26 January 1987 – 10 November 1993)
** Archbishop [[Anthony Rayappa Arulappa]] (1 February 1966 – 26 January 1987)
** Archbishop [[Louis Mathias]], S.D.B. (13 November 1952 – 2 August 1965)
* Metropolitan Archbishops of Madras (Latin Rite)
** Archbishop Louis Mathias, S.D.B. (25 March 1935 – 13 November 1952)
** Archbishop [[Eugène Mederlet]], S.D.B. (3 July 1928 – 12 December 1934)
** Archbishop [[Giovanni Aelen]], [[M.H.M.]] (13 February 1911 – 1928)
** Archbishop [[Joseph Colgan]] (19 May 1882 – 13 February 1911)
* Vicars Apostolic of Madras (Roman Rite)
** Bishop [[Stephen Fennelly]] (1868-1880)
** Bishop [[John Fennelly]] (1841-1868)
** Bishop [[Patrick Joseph Carew]] (1840-1841)
** Bishop Daniel O’Connor, O.S.A. (1834-1940)

==Suffragan dioceses= of Madras Mylapore=
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Chingleput|Chingleput]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore|Coimbatore]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Ootacamund|Ootacamund]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Vellore|Vellore]]

==Saints and causes for canonisation==
* The tomb of St. [[Thomas the Apostle]] is in Chennai.<ref name="CCBI">{{Cite web|url=http://ccbi.in/saints-blessed/|title=Saints & Blessed – CCBI|accessdate=Oct 17, 2019}}</ref>
* Servant of God, Mother Thatipatri Gnanamma<ref name="CCBI" />

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore}}
* [http://www.archdioceseofmadrasmylapore.in Archdioceseofmadreasmylapore.in]
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/madr0.htm GCatholic.org]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmamy.html Catholic Hierarchy]

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