Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai

Archdiocese of Madurai Archidioecesis Madhuraiensis மதுரை 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 2004) 5,495,800 170,000 (3.1%)
Parishes	67
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Mary in Madurai
Patron saint	St John de Brito
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Peter Fernando
Vicar General	Z. Joseph Selvaraj
Episcopal Vicars	Dr. M. John Diraviam
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai (Template:Lang-la) is an archdiocese located in the city of Madurai in India.

History

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

Leadership

• Archbishops of Madurai (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Peter Fernando (March 22, 2003 – present)
  • Archbishop Marianus Arokiasamy (July 3, 1987 – March 22, 2003)
  • Archbishop Casimir Gnanadickam, S.J. (December 3, 1984 – January 26, 1987)
  • Archbishop Justin Diraviam (April 13, 1967 – December 3, 1984)
  • Archbishop John Peter Leonard, S.J. (September 19, 1953 – April 13, 1967)
• Bishops of Madurai (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop John Peter Leonard, S.J. (later Archbishop) (January 8, 1938 – September 19, 1953)

Suffragan dioceses

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

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy