Diocese of

Kumbakonam

India

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Area: 7,823 km²

Population: 240,118 Catholics (4.3% of 5,600,110 total) (2018)

Statistics: 97 parishes, 266 priests (174 diocesan, 92 religious), 902 lay religious (232 brothers, 670 sisters), 16 seminarians (2018)

Ecclesiastical Province: Pondicherry and Cuddalore

Neighbouring Dioceses: Tanjore (↙), Tiruchirapalli (←), Salem (↖), Pondicherry and Cuddalore (↗)

Depends on: Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

Patron Saint: Our Lady of Assumption, Saint John de Britto

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History

1899.09.01: Established as Diocese of Kumbakonam / Kumbakonamen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry)
1929.07.03: Lost territory to Diocese of São Tomé de Meliapor
1930.05.26: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Salem

Special Churches

Cathedral: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Minor Basilica: Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Poondi, Tamil Nadu

Tanjore (↙), Tiruchirapalli (←), Salem (↖), Pondicherry and Cuddalore (↗)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2008.05.31 – ...):

Bishop Francis Antonisamy (74)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Kumbakonam (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francis Antonisamy (74)
(2008.05.31 – ...)

Bishop of Kumbakonam (India)

Proclaim Jesus Christ

Born:	1946.04.15 (India)
Ordained Priest:	1974.08.02
Consecrated Bishop:	2008.07.09

Bishop of Kumbakonam (India) (2008.05.31 – ...)

Bishop Peter Remigius (81)
(1989.11.10 – 2007.06.30)

Bishop emeritus of Kottar (India)

Hope, Dare, Serve

Born:	1939.05.20 (India)
Ordained Priest:	1966.04.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.01.03

Bishop of Kumbakonam (India) (1989.11.10 – 2007.06.30)

Bishop of Kottar (India) (2007.06.30 – 2017.05.20)

Bishop Daniel Paul Arulswamy
(1955.05.05 – 1988.08.16)

Born:	1916.09.05 (India)
Ordained Priest:	1944.08.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1955.09.21
Died:	2003.10.12 († 87)

Bishop of Kumbakonam (India) (1955.05.05 – 1988.08.16)

Bishop Peter Francis Rayappa
(1931.02.24 – 1954.09.20)

Born:	1882.08.01 (India)
Ordained Priest:	1911.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1931.06.29
Died:	1973.04.27 († 90)

Bishop of Kumbakonam (India) (1931.02.24 – 1954.09.20)

Titular Bishop of Arabissus (1954.09.20 – 1973.04.27)

Bishop Marie-Augustine Chapuis, M.E.P.
(1913.05.21 – 1928.12.17)

Born:	1869.04.20 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1892.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1911.07.25
Died:	1930.07.14 († 61)

Titular Bishop of Castoria (1911.03.06 – 1913.05.21)

Coadjutor Bishop of Kumbakonam (India) (1911.03.06 – 1913.05.21)

Bishop of Kumbakonam (India) (1913.05.21 – 1928.12.17)

Titular Bishop of Gurza (1928.12.17 – 1930.07.14)

Bishop Hugues-Madelain Bottero, M.E.P.
(1899.09.05 – 1913.05.21)

Born:	1837.01.20 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1859.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1899.11.30
Died:	1913.05.21 († 76)

Bishop of Kumbakonam (India) (1899.09.05 – 1913.05.21)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Marie-Augustine Chapuis, M.E.P. (1911.03.06 – 1913.05.21)

as of 2021.02.12

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