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Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

Archidioecesis Pondicheriensis et Cuddalorensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Francis Kalist, Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Name Changed: 7 August 1953
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 15,250 (5,890 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.pondicherryarchdiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, P.O. Box 193, 206 Cathedral St., Puducherry-605001, India
  • Telephone: (0413)233.47.48; 233.99.11

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Karnatic Mission / Pondicherry
1776ErectedMission "Sui Iuris" of Karnatic Mission / Pondicherry (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Pondicherry
1836ElevatedMission "Sui Iuris" of Karnatic Mission / Pondicherry Vicariate Apostolic of Pondicherry
Archdiocese of Pondicherry
1 September 1886ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Pondicherry Archdiocese of Pondicherry
7 June 1887ElevatedArchdiocese of Pondicherry (became a Metropolitan)
1 September 1899Territory LostArchdiocese of Pondicherry Diocese of Kumbakonam (erected)
3 July 1928Territory LostArchdiocese of Pondicherry (North Arcot) Archdiocese of Madras
26 May 1930Territory LostDiocese of Kumbakonam
Diocese of Mysore
Archdiocese of Pondicherry
Diocese of Salem (erected) (District of Salem)
8 February 1951Territory LostArchdiocese of Pondicherry (Chandernagore) Archdiocese of Calcutta
Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
7 August 1953Name ChangedArchdiocese of Pondicherry Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
1 September 1969Territory LostArchdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (Maduran-takam and Kancheepuram (lower)) Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
1 September 1969Territory LostArchdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (Tiruvannamalai and Chengam) Diocese of Vellore

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Pondicherry
1950147,5003,019,2754.9%65481131,3051245050ap1951
Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
1970163,2623,417,0524.8%86861,8984659450ap1971
1980206,2454,076,0005.1%95161111,8582778759ap1981
1990278,5004,765,0005.8%114111252,2282482566ap1991
1999277,3506,326,5704.4%131291601,7334292581ap2000
2000283,6106,333,8304.5%136251611,7614393085ap2001
2001288,6106,363,8304.5%131231541,8743979987ap2002
2002293,6106,393,8304.6%135231581,8584184187ap2003
2003299,6676,413,9454.7%137261631,8384691087ap2004
2004305,3066,522,7564.7%139301691,8064991289ap2005
2013386,9677,272,3565.3%189492381,62588996101ap2014
2016393,5907,404,9775.3%193492421,62683985102ap2017
2019398,2597,573,8165.3%187572441,632911,046105ap2020
2021400,3618,170,0864.9%183512341,710641,046105ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Mission "Sui Iuris" of Karnatic Mission / Pondicherry
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 120
  • Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 812
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 801, and Page 802
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