Roman Catholic Diocese of Kumbakonam

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.

Diocese of Kumbakonam Dioecesis Kumbakonamensis கும்பகோணம் மறைமாவட்டம்
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Statistics
Area	7,823 km2 (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

History

• 1 September 1899: Established as Diocese of Kumbakonam from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Poondi

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.

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}