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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Tamil Nadu, India}}<br />
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{{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, Tiruchirappalli]]<br />
|metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai|Madurai]] <br />
|province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai|Madurai]] <br />
|rite = [[Latin Church|Latin Rite]]<br />
|cathedral = Cathedral of Our Lady of Health in [[Tiruchirappalli]], aka [[St. Mary's Cathedral, Tiruchirappalli|St. Mary's Cathedral]]<br />
|cocathedral = <br />
|area_km2 = 5,198<br />
|population = 2,156,765<br />
|population_as_of = 2010 <br />
|catholics = 208,990<br />
|catholics_percent= 9.8 <br />
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}<br />
|bishop = [[Savarimuthu Arokiaraj]] <br />
|bishop_title = Bishop <br />
|coadjutor = <br />
|metro_archbishop = [[Antony Pappusamy]]<br />
|vicar_general = <br />
|auxiliary_bishops= <br />
|website = [http://trichydiocese.org/ Website of the Diocese] <br />
}}<br />
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The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirapalli/Trichy''' ({{langx|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. The episcopal seat is [[St. Mary's Cathedral, Tiruchirappalli]], also known as the Cathedral of the Mother of Good Health.<br />
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==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 />
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==Special churches==<br />
*[[Basilica of the Holy Redeemer, Tiruchirapalli]], a minor basilica<br />
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==Leadership==<br />
[[File:Bishop 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 />
[[File:Bishop_Savarimuthu_Arokiaraj.jpg|thumbnail|Bishop [[Savarimuthu Arokiaraj]], Bishop of Tiruchirapalli]]<br />
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; Bishops of Tiruchirapalli <br />
* [[Savarimuthu Arokiaraj]] (15 August 2021 - Incumbent)<br />
* Apostolic Administrator of Tiruchirapalli - [[Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss]] (14 July 2018 - 15 August 2021)<br />
* [[Antony Devotta]] (16 November 2000 – 14 July 2018)<br />
* [[Gabriel Lawrence Sengol]] (6 October 1990 – 14 October 1997)<br />
* [[Thomas Fernando]] (November 33, 1970 – 6 October 1990)<br />
* [[James Mendonça]] (7 March 1938– 19 December 1970)<br />
* [[John Peter Leonard]], [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] (later Archbishop) (2 January 1936 – 8 January 1938)<br />
* [[Ange-Auguste Faisandier]], S.J. (19 December 1913 – 24 September 1934)<br />
* [[Jean-Marie Barthe]], S.J. (21 March 1890 – 19 December 1913)<br />
* [[Alexis Canoz]], S.J. (7 June 1887 – 2 December 1888)<br />
; Bishops of Madurai <br />
* Alexis Canoz, S.J. (1 September 1886 – 7 June 1887)<br />
; Vicars Apostolic of Madura and Coromandel Coast<br />
* Alexis Canoz, S.J. (25 April 1846 – 1 September 1886)<br />
* [[Clément Bonnand]], [[M.E.P.]] (3 October 1836 – 3 April 1850)<br />
* [[Louis-Charles-Auguste Hébert]], M.E.P. (8 July 1836 – 3 October 1836)<br />
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==Saints and causes for canonisation==<br />
* Servant of God Annammal Selvanayagam Pillai<ref name="CCBI">{{cite web|url=http://ccbi.in/saints-blessed/|title=Saints & Blessed – CCBI|accessdate=17 October 2019}}</ref><br />
* Servant of God Rev. Fr. [[Antony Soosainather]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rosarians.in/priestly_ordination_fr.php |title=Rosarians |publisher=Rosarians.in |date= |accessdate=2020-02-26}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==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 />
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[[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 />
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