Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madurai Archidioecesis Metropolitae Madhuraiensis உயர் கடலூர் உயர்மறை
Cathedral of St Mary in Madurai
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Madurai
Statistics
Area	8,910 km2 (3,440 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2014) 2,068,000 145,000 (7%)
Parishes	67
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Dolours (St. Mary's Cathedral) in Madurai
Patron saint	St John de Brito
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	Antonysamy Savarimuthu
Vicar General	Jeyaraj J.
Episcopal Vicars	John Diraviam M.
Bishops emeritus	Anthony Pappusamy
Website
Official website

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madurai (Latin : Madhuraien(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church. Its episcopal see is located in the city of Madurai, India.

History

• 8 January 1938: Established as the Diocese of Madura from the Diocese of Trichinopoly
• 21 October 1950: Renamed as Diocese of Madurai
• 9 September 1953: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madurai

Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Madurai
  • Antonysamy Savarimuthu (5 July 2025 – present)
  • Archbishop Antony Pappusamy (26 July 2014 – 4 November 2024) ^{[1] [2] [3]}
  • Archbishop Peter Fernando (22 March 2003 – 26 July 2014)
  • Archbishop Marianus Arokiasamy (3 July 1987 – 22 March 2003)
  • Archbishop Casimir Gnanadickam, S.J. (3 December 1984 – 26 January 1987)
  • Archbishop Justin Diraviam (13 April 1967 – 3 December 1984)
  • Archbishop John Peter Leonard, S.J. (19 September 1953 – 13 April 1967)
• Bishops of Madurai
  • Bishop John Peter Leonard, S.J. (later Archbishop) (8 January 1938 – 19 September 1953)

Suffragan dioceses

• Dindigul
• Kottar
• Kuzhithurai
• Palayamkottai
• Sivagangai
• Tiruchirapalli
• Tuticorin

Gallery

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  Front view of St Mary's Cathedral
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  Side view
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  Inside view
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  Main altar view

References

1. "Pontifical Acts - 26 July". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
2. "Archbishop Antony Pappusamy". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
3. "Archbishop Pappusamy". Archdiocese of Madurai. UCAN Directory. Retrieved 18 June 2017.

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}

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