Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Kumbakonam / Kumbakonamen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Our Lady of Assumption, Saint John de Britto
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Bishop (2024.01.13 – ...): | Bishop Jeevanandam Amalanathan (61) |
Bishops of Kumbakonam (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Jeevanandam Amalanathan (61) Bishop of Kumbakonam (India)
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Bishop Antonisamy Francis (78) Bishop emeritus of Kumbakonam (India)
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Bishop Peter Remigius (85) Bishop emeritus of Kottar (India)
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Bishop Daniel Paul Arulswamy
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Bishop Peter Francis Rayappa
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Bishop Marie-Augustine Chapuis, M.E.P.
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Bishop Hugues-Madelain Bottero, M.E.P.
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Area: 7,823 km²
Population: 268,290 Catholics (4.4% of 6,120,158 total)
Pastoral Centres: 94 parishes, 1 mission
Personnel: 261 priests (167 diocesan, 94 religious), 784 religious (226 brothers, 558 sisters), 16 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.12.15
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