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Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore

Dioecesis Sancti Thomae de Meliapor

United

To: Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)



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Historical Details


Past Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
9 January 1606ErectedDiocese of Cochin Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore (erected)
1642Territory LostDiocese of São Tomé of Meliapore Vicariate Apostolic of Fort Saint George (erected)
18 April 1834Territory LostDiocese of São Tomé of Meliapore Vicariate Apostolic of Bengal (erected)
8 July 1836Territory LostDiocese of São Tomé of Meliapore Vicariate Apostolic of Madurai and Coromandel Coast (erected)
3 July 1929Territory AddedDiocese 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 LostDiocese of São Tomé of Meliapore (Awor, Cooumim, Dindigul, Madura, Malleiadipaty, Oriur, HFossa Senhora das Dores, and Muttupettaah (except for Venkatakulam)) Diocese of Trichinopoly
3 July 1929Territory LostDiocese of São Tomé of Meliapore (Gur dalle, M anapal, Punnakail, Nossa Senhora des Dores de Tuticorin, and Vaipar) Diocese of Tuticorin
3 July 1929Territory LostDiocese of São Tomé of Meliapore (Boitakana, Bändel, and Ginsutah) Archdiocese of Calcutta
3 July 1929Territory LostDiocese of São Tomé of Meliapore (Nossa Senhora da Piedade in the city of Daccha, Hashnabad, Tesgonge, and Nagory) Diocese of Dacca
3 July 1929Territory LostDiocese of São Tomé of Meliapore (Shibpur) Diocese of Chittagong
3 July 1929Territory LostDiocese of São Tomé of Meliapore (Assumpçao, Goraçao de Jesus, S. Joâo, Befugio, and Rayapuram) Archdiocese of Madras
13 November 1952Territory LostDiocese of São Tomé of Meliapore (Area near Tanjore) Diocese of Tanjore (erected)
13 November 1952UnitedArchdiocese of Madras
Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore
Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950120,0843,000,0004.0%105151201,0002742862ap1951

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 378
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 405
  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 117, to Page 118
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 22, Page 121, to Page 123

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