Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirapalli

History

• 1606: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Madura from the Diocese of Cochin
• 1773: Suppressed
• 1836: Restored as the Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast from the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore
• 1 September 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Madurai
• 7 June 1887: Renamed as Diocese of Trichinopoly
• 21 October 1950: Renamed as Diocese of Tiruchirapalli

  Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
• *Basilica of the Holy Redeemer, Tiruchirapalli

  Leadership

• Bishops of Tiruchirapalli
• * Bishop Antony Devotta
• * Bishop Gabriel Lawrence Sengol
• * Bishop Thomas Fernando
• * Bishop James Mendonça
• Bishops of Trichinopoly
• * Bishop James Mendonça
• * Bishop John Peter Leonard, S.J.
• * Bishop Ange-Auguste Faisandier, S.J.
• * Bishop Jean-Marie Barthe, S.J.
• * Bishop Alexis Canoz, S.J.
• Bishops of Madurai
• * Bishop Alexis Canoz, S.J.
• Vicars Apostolic of Madura and Coromandel Coast
• * Bishop Alexis Canoz, S.J.
• * Bishop Clément Bonnand, M.E.P.
• * Bishop Louis-Charles-Auguste Hébert, M.E.P.

  Saints and causes for canonisation

• Servant of God Annammal Selvanayagam Pillai
• Servant of God Rev. Fr. Antony Soosainather