Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore/Madras and Myliapor (Latin: Madraspolitan(us) et Meliaporen(sis)) is an archdiocese based in the city of Madras (now Chennai), in India. It took also the name of the ancient diocese of Mylapore, now a part of Chennai.[1]
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Quick Facts Archdiocese of Madras and MylaporeArchidioecesis Madraspolitanus et Meliaporensis சென்னை-மயிலை உயர்மறைமாவட்டம், Location ...
Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore Archidioecesis Madraspolitanus et Meliaporensis சென்னை-மயிலை உயர்மறைமாவட்டம் | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Territory | Tamil Nadu |
Ecclesiastical province | Madras and Mylapore |
Metropolitan | Chennai |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,160 km2 (1,220 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2018) 9,760,300 661,740 (5.6%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 13 November 1952 (Papal Bull, ‘Ex Primaevae Ecclesiae’ by Pope Pius XII) |
Cathedral | St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, Santhome |
Co-cathedral | St. Mary of the Angels Co-Cathedral, Georgetown |
Secular priests | 152 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | George Antonysamy |
Vicar General | Fr. Stanley Sebastian |
Bishops emeritus | Malayappan Chinnappa (2005-2012) |
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