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| Diocese of Kumbakonam Dioecesis Kumbakonamensis கும்பகோணம் மறைமாவட்டம் | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Pondicherry and Cuddalore |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,823 km (3,020 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,605,732 195,582 (7.5%) |
| Parishes | 88 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | St. Mary’s Cathedral in Kumbakonam |
| Patron saint | St John de Brito |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jeevanandam Amalanathan |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francis Kalist |
| Vicar General | Philomin Doss |
| Bishops emeritus | AnthonySamy Francis |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Kumbakonam (Latin: Kumbakonamen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Kumbakonam. The Diocese of Kumbakonam is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore.
History
- 1 September 1899: Established as Diocese of Kumbakonam from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
Leadership
- Bishops of Kumbakonam
- Bishop Jeevandham Amalanathan (11 February 2024 - Present)
- Bishop Antonysamy Francis (31 May 2008 – 11 February 2024)
- Bishop Peter Remigius (10 November 1989 – 30 June 2007)
- Bishop Daniel Paul Arulswamy (5 May 1955 – 16 August 1988)
- Bishop Peter Francis Rayappa (24 February 1931 – 20 September 1954)
- Bishop Marie-Augustine Chapuis, M.E.P. (21 May 1913 – 17 December 1928)
- Bishop Hugues-Madelain Bottero, M.E.P. (5 September 1899 – 21 May 1913)
Saints and causes for canonisation
- Servant of God Fr. Lourdu Xavier Savarirayan
- Servant of God Fr. John Peter Savarinayagam, O.F.M. Cap.
References
- "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- "Capuchin declared 'Servant of God' in Tamil Nadu". Matters India. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
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