Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese
Name: Madurai / Madhuraien(sis) (Latin)
Suffragan Sees: Dindigul, Kottar, Kuzhithurai, Palayamkottai, Sivagangai, Tiruchirapalli, Tuticorin
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Metropolitan Archbishop (2014.07.26 – ...): | ![]() Apostolic Administrator of Kuzhithurai (India) |
Metropolitan Archbishops of Madurai (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Metropolitan Archbishop of Madurai (India)
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Archbishop Peter Fernando
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Archbishop Marianus Arokiasamy
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Archbishop Casimir Gnanadickam, S.J.
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Archbishop Justin Diraviam
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Archbishop John Peter Leonard, S.J.
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Bishops of Madurai (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop John Peter Leonard, S.J. (later Archbishop) (see above) |
Area: 8,010 km²
Population: 269,670 Catholics (3.9% of 6,943,000 total) (2020)
Statistics: 79 parishes, 2 missions, 290 priests (94 diocesan, 196 religious), 1,524 lay religious (330 brothers, 1,194 sisters), 20 seminarians (2020)
Patron Saint: Saint John de Britto
Last updated on 2023.04.13
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