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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