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Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore Archidioecesis Madraspolitanus et Meliaporensis சென்னை-மயிலை உயர்மறைமாவட்டம் | |
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 St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, The Mother Church of the Archdiocese | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Territory | Tamil Nadu |
| Ecclesiastical province | Madras and Mylapore |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,160 km2 (1,220 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2018) 8,760,300 461,740 (5.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 13 November 1952 (Papal Bull, ‘Ex Primaevae Ecclesiae’ by Pope Pius XII) |
| Cathedral | St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, Santhome |
| Co-cathedral | St. Mary of the Angels Co-Cathedral, Georgetown |
| Secular priests | 152 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | George Antonysamy |
| Bishops emeritus | Malayappan Chinnappa (2005-2012) |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore/Madras and Myliapor (Latin: 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.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
- 9 January 1606: erection of the 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[edit | edit source]
- Archbishops 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, 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[edit | edit source]
Saints and causes for canonisation[edit | edit source]
- The tomb of St. Thomas the Apostle is in Chennai.[2]
- Servant of God, Mother Thatipatri Gnanamma[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Rinuncia dell'arcivescovo di Madras and Mylapore (India) e nomina del successore" (in italiano). The Vatican. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.