https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=2409%3A4072%3A397%3A2F8B%3AA813%3AD154%3AA4D9%3A3FC6 Bharatpedia - User contributions [en] 2026-08-19T02:41:53Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Tiruchirapalli&diff=56508 Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirapalli 2020-08-12T13:32:45Z <p>2409:4072:397:2F8B:A813:D154:A4D9:3FC6: /* Leadership */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox diocese<br /> |jurisdiction = Diocese <br /> |name = Tiruchirapalli <br /> |latin = Dioecesis Tiruchirapolitanus <br /> |country = [[India]]<br /> |local = திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி மறைமாவட்டம்<br /> | image = St Mary's Church - Trichy.jpg<br /> | image_size = 245<br /> | image_alt = St.Mary's Cathedral in Tiruchirappalli<br /> | caption = St.Mary's Cathedral in [[Tiruchirappalli]]<br /> |metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai|Madurai]] <br /> |province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai|Madurai]] <br /> |rite = [[Latin Rite]]<br /> |cathedral = Cathedral of Our Lady of Health in [[Tiruchirappalli]]<br /> |cocathedral = <br /> |area_km2 = 12,144 <br /> |population = 2,156,765<br /> |population_as_of = 2010 <br /> |catholics = 188,990<br /> |catholics_percent= 8.8 <br /> |pope = {{Incumbent pope}}<br /> |bishop = [[Bishop Antony Devotta]] <br /> |coadjutor = <br /> |metro_archbishop = Antony Pappusamy<br /> |vicar_general = Rev. Msr. Eugine<br /> |auxiliary_bishops= <br /> |website = [http://trichydiocese.org/ Website of the Diocese] <br /> }}<br /> <br /> The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirapalli/Trichy''' ({{lang-la| Tiruchirapolitan(us)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Tiruchirapalli]] in the [[Ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai|Madurai]] in India.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> * 1606: Established as [[Mission “sui iuris”]] of Madura from the [[Diocese of Cochin]]<br /> * 1773: Suppressed<br /> * 1836: Restored as the [[Apostolic Vicariate]] of Madura and Coromandel Coast from the [[Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore]]<br /> * 1 September 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Madurai<br /> * 7 June 1887: Renamed as Diocese of Trichinopoly<br /> * 21 October 1950: Renamed as Diocese of Tiruchirapalli<br /> <br /> ==Special churches==<br /> *Minor Basilicas:<br /> **[[Basilica of the Holy Redeemer, Tiruchirapalli]]<br /> <br /> ==Leadership==<br /> [[File:Bioshop Alexis Canoz.jpg|thumbnail|Alexis Canoz S.J., first bishop of Trichy.]]<br /> [[File:Mgr Barthe116.jpg|thumbnail|Bishop [[Jean-Marie Barthe]], S.J., Second bishop of Tiruchirapalli]]<br /> <br /> * [[Bishop]]s of Tiruchirapalli ([[Latin Rite]])<br /> ** Bishop [[Bishop Antony Devotta|Antony Devotta]] (16 November r2000 – October 2019)<br /> ** Bishop [[Gabriel Lawrence Sengol]] (6 October 1990 – 14 October 1997)<br /> ** Bishop [[Thomas Fernando]] (November 33, 1970 – 6 October 1990)<br /> ** Bishop [[James Mendonça]] (21 October 1950 – 19 December 1970)<br /> * Bishops of Trichinopoly (Latin Rite) <br /> ** Bishop James Mendonça (7 March 1938 – 21 October 1950)<br /> ** Bishop [[John Peter Leonard]], [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] (later Archbishop) (2 January 1936 – 8 January 1938)<br /> ** Bishop [[Ange-Auguste Faisandier]], S.J. (19 December 1913 – 24 September 1934)<br /> ** Bishop [[Jean-Marie Barthe]], S.J. (21 March 1890 – 19 December 1913)<br /> ** Bishop [[Alexis Canoz]], S.J. (7 June 1887 – 2 December 1888)<br /> * Bishops of Madurai (Latin Rite) <br /> ** Bishop Alexis Canoz, S.J. (1 September 1886 – 7 June 1887)<br /> * Vicars Apostolic of Madura and Coromandel Coast (Roman Rite) <br /> ** Bishop Alexis Canoz, S.J. (25 April 1846 – 1 September 1886)<br /> ** Bishop [[Clément Bonnand]], [[M.E.P.]] (3 October 1836 – 3 April 1850)<br /> ** Bishop [[Louis-Charles-Auguste Hébert]], M.E.P. (8 July 1836 – 3 October 1836)<br /> <br /> ==Saints and causes for canonisation==<br /> * Servant of God Annammal Selvanayagam Pillai&lt;ref name=&quot;CCBI&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=http://ccbi.in/saints-blessed/|title=Saints &amp; Blessed – CCBI|accessdate=17 October 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * Servant of God Rev. Fr. [[Antony Soosainather]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://rosarians.in/priestly_ordination_fr.php |title=Rosarians |publisher=Rosarians.in |date= |accessdate=2020-02-26}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/tiru0.htm GCatholic.org]<br /> * [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtiru.html Catholic Hierarchy]<br /> <br /> {{coord|10.8047|N|78.6916|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}<br /> <br /> {{authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiruchirapalli}}<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in India]]<br /> [[Category:Religious organizations established in the 1600s]]<br /> [[Category:1606 establishments in India]]<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 17th century]]<br /> [[Category:Christianity in Tamil Nadu]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-RC-diocese-stub}}</div> 2409:4072:397:2F8B:A813:D154:A4D9:3FC6