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Diocese of Kumbakonam

Dioecesis Kumbakonamensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Jeevanandam Amalanathan, Bishop
  • Antonisamy Francis, Bishop Emeritus

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
1 September 1899ErectedArchdiocese of Pondicherry Diocese of Kumbakonam (erected)
3 July 1929Territory LostDiocese of Kumbakonam (Mayavaram, Shiyaly, and part of Nannuam and Ghidambaram (Thanjavur))
Archdiocese of Madras (Part of city of Madras)
Diocese of Trichinopoly (Alangudi and Thirumayam)
Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore
26 May 1930Territory LostDiocese of Kumbakonam
Diocese of Mysore
Archdiocese of Pondicherry
Diocese of Salem (erected) (District of Salem)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950105,5611,593,1986.6%728801,3192017648ap1951
1970140,8563,000,0004.7%839921,5311338248ap1971
1980159,7123,475,0004.6%9191001,5972350464ap1981
1990187,3403,859,6804.9%93221151,6293555664ap1991
1999220,7721,979,28711.2%105311361,6237146874ap2000
2000198,0482,134,7469.3%111441551,2776945375ap2001
2001198,8352,110,0509.4%108351431,3906466176ap2002
2002205,1152,278,4789.0%109441531,3407047876ap2003
2003207,2352,448,2008.5%109441531,3548754278ap2004
2004195,5822,605,7327.5%114441581,2378754580ap2005
2013217,8565,521,8563.9%151582091,04213354389ap2014
2016227,8485,366,2564.2%1628024294116461292ap2017
2019240,1185,600,1104.3%1749226690223267097ap2020
2021262,4265,985,1004.4%1749426897922664793ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 22, Page 121, to Page 123

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