Diocese of Tiruchirapalli
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirapalli/Trichy is a diocese located in the city of Tiruchirapalli in the ecclesiastical province of Madurai in India. The episcopal seat is St. Mary's Cathedral, Tiruchirappalli, also known as the Cathedral of the Mother of Good Health.
History
- 1606: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Madura from the Diocese of Cochin
- 1773: Suppressed
- 1836: Restored as the Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast from the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore
- 1 September 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Madurai
- 7 June 1887: Renamed as Diocese of Trichinopoly
- 21 October 1950: Renamed as Diocese of Tiruchirapalli
Special churches
Leadership
; Bishops of Tiruchirapalli- Savarimuthu Arokiaraj
- Apostolic Administrator of Tiruchirapalli - Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss
- Antony Devotta
- Gabriel Lawrence Sengol
- Thomas Fernando
- James Mendonça
- John Peter Leonard, S.J.
- Ange-Auguste Faisandier, S.J.
- Jean-Marie Barthe, S.J.
- Alexis Canoz, S.J.
- Alexis Canoz, S.J.
- Alexis Canoz, S.J.
- Clément Bonnand, M.E.P.
- Louis-Charles-Auguste Hébert, M.E.P.
Saints and causes for canonisation
- Servant of God Annammal Selvanayagam Pillai
- Servant of God Rev. Fr. Antony Soosainather