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Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)

Archidioecesis Madraspolitana et Meliaporensis



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Bishop(s)

  • George Antonysamy, Archbishop
  • Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B., Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • United: 13 November 1952
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 3,160 (1,220 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://archdioceseofmadrasmylapore.in/
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, 41 Santhome High Road, Chennai-600004, India
  • Telephone: (044)2464.1102

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Fort Saint George
1642ErectedDiocese of São Tomé of Meliapore Vicariate Apostolic of Fort Saint George (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Madras
4 July 1832Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Fort Saint George Vicariate Apostolic of Madras
3 April 1850Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Madras Vicariate Apostolic of Vizagapatnam (erected)
1851Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Madras Vicariate Apostolic of Hyderabad (erected)
Archdiocese of Madras
1 September 1886ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Madras Archdiocese of Madras
15 June 1928Territory LostDiocese of Hyderabad (Raichur and Gulbarga)
Archdiocese of Madras (Bellary)
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bellary (erected)
3 July 1928Territory LostArchdiocese of Madras (Nellore, Ananthapur, Chitoor, Cuddapah, Kurnool, and Guntur) Diocese of Nellore (erected)
3 July 1928Territory AddedArchdiocese of Pondicherry (North Arcot) Archdiocese of Madras
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
3 July 1929Territory AddedDiocese of São Tomé of Meliapore (Assumpçao, Goraçao de Jesus, S. Joâo, Befugio, and Rayapuram) Archdiocese of Madras
13 November 1952Territory LostArchdiocese of Madras (North Arcot and Chittoor) Diocese of Vellore (erected)
Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
13 November 1952UnitedArchdiocese of Madras
Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore
Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
1 September 1969Territory AddedArchdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (Maduran-takam and Kancheepuram (lower)) Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
1 September 1969Territory AddedDiocese of Vellore (Tiruttani) Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
19 July 2002Territory LostArchdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) (Kancheepuram except Saint Thomas) Diocese of Chingleput (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Madras
195070,0404,000,0001.8%38661046737624841ap1951
Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
1970153,2894,050,0003.8%1078519279817890866ap1971
1980245,7455,904,9524.2%1291132421,0152431,278105ap1981
1990328,1437,780,0004.2%1371663031,0824441,452117ap1991
1999480,0008,500,0005.6%1572343911,2275012,030133ap2000
2000400,0008,750,0004.6%1652323971,0075062,155135ap2001
2001500,0009,000,0005.6%1772434201,1905482,165150ap2002
2002350,0006,894,8715.1%982103081,1364721,42083ap2003
2003341,3146,894,8715.0%1283084367825362,16995ap2004
2004343,1036,984,6144.9%1333194527595532,23099ap2005
2013309,9767,103,5454.4%1522383907944871,170132ap2014
2016440,5258,002,2695.5%1453134589617051,538138ap2017
2019461,7408,760,3005.3%1602944541,0176351,551128ap2020
2021471,4408,944,7005.3%1572213781,2475151,912129ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Madras
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 119
  • Archdiocese of Madras
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 21, Page 465, to Page 467
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 22, Page 121, to Page 123
  • Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 801, and Page 802

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