Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore

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Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore Archidioecesis Madraspolitanus et Meliaporensis சென்னை-மயிலை உயர்மறைமாவட்டம்
St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, The Mother Church of the Archdiocese
Location
Country	India
Territory	Tamil Nadu
Ecclesiastical province	Madras and Mylapore
Metropolitan	Chennai
Statistics
Area	3,160 km2 (1,220 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2018) 9,760,300 661,740 (5.6%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
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 part of Chennai.^[1]

History[]

• 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[]

Archbishop George Antonysamy the present Archbishop of Chennai and Mylapore

• 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 (11 May 1994 – 30 August 2004)
  • Archbishop , S.J. (26 January 1987 – 10 November 1993)
  • Archbishop (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 , S.D.B. (3 July 1928 – 12 December 1934)
  • Archbishop , 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[]

• Chingleput
• Coimbatore
• Ootacamund
• Vellore

Patron Saints[]

• Saint Thomas the Apostle
• Saint Joseph

Saints and causes for canonisation[]

• The tomb of St. Thomas the Apostle is in Chennai.^[2]
• Servant of God, Mother Thatipatri Gnanamma^[2]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore.

• Archdioceseofmadreasmylapore.in
• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 13°02′01″N 80°16′39″E / 13.0337°N 80.2775°E / 13.0337; 80.2775