Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Tuticorin
latin= Dioecesis Tuticorensis
country= India| metropolitan=Madurai
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Sacred Heart Cathedral, Thoothukudi
cocathedral =
area= 6,440
population= 2,765,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 348,000
catholics_percent= 12.6
bishop= Yvon Ambrose
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin (Latin: " Tuticoren(sis)") is a diocese located in the city of Tuticorin in the Ecclesiastical province of Madurai in India.

History

* June 12, 1923: Established as the Diocese of Tuticorin from the Diocese of Trichinopoly

pecial Churches

*Minor Basillicas:
**Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows, Tuticorin

Leadership

* Bishops of Tuticorin (Roman rite)
** Bishop Yvon Ambrose (April 1, 2005 – present)
** Bishop Peter Fernando (later Archbishop) (December 8, 1999 – March 22, 2003)
** Bishop Siluvaimathu Teresanathan Amalnather (November 29, 1980 – December 8, 1999)
** Bishop Ambrose Mathalaimuthu (August 30, 1971 – December 6, 1979)
** Bishop Thomas Fernando (June 26, 1953 – November 23, 1970)
** Bishop Francesco Tiburzio Roche, S.J. (June 12, 1923 – June 26, 1953)

References

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/tuti0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtuti.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.tuticorindiocese.com/ Diocese website ]


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