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	==History==		==History==
	* 1845: Established as Apostolic Pro-Vicariate of Coimbatore from the [[Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast]] and [[Diocese of Madura]]<ref>http://www.stmichaelscathedral.in/about_the_cathedral.php</ref>		* 1845: Established as Apostolic Pro-Vicariate of Coimbatore from the [[Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast]] and [[Diocese of Madura]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stmichaelscathedral.in/about_the_cathedral.php\|title=About the Cathedral}}</ref>
	* 1850: Promoted as [[Apostolic Vicariate]] of Coimbatore		* 1850: Promoted as [[Apostolic Vicariate]] of Coimbatore
	* September 1, 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Coimbatore		* September 1, 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Coimbatore

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Coimbatore
|latin = Dioecesis Coimbaturensis
|local = கோயம்புத்தூர் மாவட்ட
|country = {{flag|India}}
|metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore|Madras and Mylapore]]
|province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore|Madras and Mylapore]]
|rite = [[Latin Rite]]
|cathedral = St. Michael’s Cathedral in [[Coimbatore]]
|cocathedral =
|area_km2 = 28,490
|population = 12,124,000
|population_as_of = 2006
|catholics = 258,600
|catholics_percent= 2.1
|patron = [[Michael the Archangel]]
|pope = {{incumbent pope}}
|bishop = [[Thomas Aquinas Lephonse]]
|metro_archbishop = George Antonysamy
|coadjutor =
|auxiliary_bishops=
|website = [https://www.coimbatorediocese.org/index.php Coimbatore Diocese]
}}

The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore''' ({{lang-la| Coimbaturen(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Coimbatore]] in the [[Ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore|Madras and Mylapore]] in India.

==History==
* 1845: Established as Apostolic Pro-Vicariate of Coimbatore from the [[Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast]] and [[Diocese of Madura]]<ref>http://www.stmichaelscathedral.in/about_the_cathedral.php</ref>
* 1850: Promoted as [[Apostolic Vicariate]] of Coimbatore
* September 1, 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Coimbatore

==Leadership==
[[File:Ubagarasamy Bernadeth.jpg|thumbnail|Monseigneur [[Ubagarasamy Bernadeth]], Bishop of Coimbatore from 9 Apr 1940 to 5 Feb 1949]]
* Vicars Apostolic of Coimbatore ([[Latin Rite]])
** [[Melchior-Marie-Joseph de Marion-Brésillac]], [[M.E.P.]] † (16 Mar 1845 Appointed - 18 Mar 1855 Resigned)
** [[Claude-Marie Dépommier]], M.E.P. † (17 Feb 1865 Appointed - 8 Dec 1873 Died)
* [[Bishop]]s of Coimbatore (Latin Rite)
** [[Etienne-Auguste-Joseph-Louis Bardou]], M.E.P. † (30 Apr 1874 Appointed - 7 Feb 1903 Died)
** [[Jacques-Denis Peyramale]], M.E.P. † (23 May 1903 Appointed - 17 Aug 1903 Died)
** [[Augustine-Antoine Roy]], M.E.P. † (12 Feb 1904 Appointed - 4 Dec 1930 Retired)
** [[Marie-Louis-Joseph-Constantin Tournier]], M.E.P. † (12 Jan 1932 Appointed - Jan 1938 Resigned)
** [[Ubagarasamy Bernadeth]] † (9 Apr 1940 Appointed - 5 Feb 1949 Died)
** [[Francis Xavier Muthappa]] † (25 Dec 1949 Appointed - 23 Nov 1971 Died)
** [[Manuel Visuvasam]] † (3 Feb 1972 Appointed - 2 Jun 1979 Died)
** [[Ambrose Mathalaimuthu]] † (6 Dec 1979 Appointed - 10 Jul 2002 Retired)
** [[Thomas Aquinas Lephonse]] (10 Jul 2002 Appointed - )

==Causes for canonisation==
* Ven. [[Melchior de Marion Brésillac]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Martin|date=2020-05-28|title=SMA Founder moves closer to Canonisation|url=https://sma.ie/sma-founder-moves-closer-to-canonisation/|access-date=2021-04-11|website=Society of African Missions|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/coim0.htm GCatholic.org] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcmbt.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]
* [https://www.coimbatorediocese.org/index.php Diocese website ]
* [http://www.catholicchurches.in/category/directory/coimbatore-churches/ Catholic Church Directory]

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