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Archdiocese of Madurai

Archidioecesis Madhuraiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Antony Pappusamy, Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 19 September 1953
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 8,010 (3,093 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://archdioceseofmadurai.com
  • Mailing Address: Archdiocesan Curia, Kosakulam Pudur, Madurai-625007, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Telephone: (0452)2566.198
  • Fax: 2566.630

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Madura
8 January 1938ErectedDiocese of Trichinopoly (Tinnevelly, part of Travancore (East of the Ghats), and Ramnad and Madura (except Paini and Dindigul)) Diocese of Madura (erected)
Diocese of Madurai
21 October 1950Name ChangedDiocese of Madura Diocese of Madurai
Archdiocese of Madurai
19 September 1953ElevatedDiocese of Madurai Archdiocese of Madurai
17 May 1973Territory LostArchdiocese of Madurai (Southern Part) Diocese of Palayamkottai (erected)
3 July 1987Territory LostArchdiocese of Madurai (Sivagangai, Tirupathur, Tiruvaddanai, Ramand, Paranakudi, and Mudukulathur along with the island of Rameshwaram) Diocese of Sivagangai (erected)
10 November 2003Territory LostArchdiocese of Madurai (Natham, Kamalapuram, Sinnalapatty, Athur, Karisalpatty, and Vannampatty)
Diocese of Tiruchirapalli (Dindigul (Dindigul, Vedasandur, Oddanchatram, Palani, and Natham))
Diocese of Dindigul (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Madurai
1969253,0467,115,2923.6%99861851,36722685384ap1971
1980242,5004,994,8504.9%83991821,33222495073ap1981
1990137,5923,172,6254.3%6510116682822690852ap1991
1999297,0325,793,9545.1%75991741,70723978560ap2000
2000299,4286,395,2444.7%771141911,56726982162ap2001
2001300,2445,889,3205.1%801041841,63122779564ap2002
2002304,1425,954,8585.1%761121881,61718686665ap2003
2003308,4505,997,8605.1%821061881,64025685265ap2004
2004170,0005,495,8003.1%7812019885831398959ap2005
2013115,1666,170,0001.9%981522504603981,09769ap2014
2016250,0006,413,0003.9%981532519964031,10069ap2017
2019269,9206,744,1774.0%931852789704171,11775ap2020
2021269,6706,943,0003.9%941962909293301,19479ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Madura
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 30, Page 192, to Page 194
  • Diocese of Madurai
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 127
  • Archdiocese of Madurai
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 83, to Page 87

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