Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore is a diocese located in the city of Coimbatore in the ecclesiastical province of Madras and Mylapore in India.
History
- 1845: Established as Apostolic Pro-Vicariate of Coimbatore from the Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast and Diocese of Madura
- 1850: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Coimbatore
- September 1, 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Coimbatore
Leadership
- Vicars Apostolic of Coimbatore
- * Melchior-Marie-Joseph de Marion-Brésillac, M.E.P. †
- * Claude-Marie Dépommier, M.E.P. †
- Bishops of Coimbatore
- * Etienne-Auguste-Joseph-Louis Bardou, M.E.P. †
- * Jacques-Denis Peyramale, M.E.P. †
- * Augustine-Antoine Roy, M.E.P. †
- * Marie-Louis-Joseph-Constantin Tournier, M.E.P. †
- * Ubagarasamy Bernadeth †
- * Francis Xavier Muthappa †
- * Manuel Visuvasam †
- * Ambrose Mathalaimuthu †
- * Thomas Aquinas Lephonse