Diocese of Tiruchirapalli

Diocese of Tiruchirapalli

*Dioecesis Tiruchirapolitanus*

திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி மறைமாவட்டம்
Diocese of Tiruchirapalli; Dioecesis Tiruchirapolitanus; திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி மறைமாவட்டம்
	St. Mary's Cathedral, Tiruchirappalli
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Madurai
Metropolitan	Madurai
Statistics
Area	5,198 km2 (2,007 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2010); 2,156,765; 208,990 (9.8%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Health in Tiruchirappalli, aka St. Mary's Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Savarimuthu Arokiaraj
Metropolitan Archbishop	Antonysamy Savarimuthu
Website
	Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirapalli/Trichy (Latin: Tiruchirapolitan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Tiruchirapalli in the ecclesiastical province of Madurai in India. The episcopal seat is St. Mary's Cathedral, Tiruchirappalli, also known as the Cathedral of the Mother of Good Health.

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

Savarimuthu Arokiaraj (15 August 2021 - Incumbent)
Apostolic Administrator of Tiruchirapalli - Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss (14 July 2018 - 15 August 2021)
Antony Devotta (28 January 2001 – 14 July 2018)
Gabriel Lawrence Sengol (30 December 1990 – 14 October 1997)
Thomas Fernando (24 January 1971 – 30 December 1990)
James Mendonça (24 July 1938– 24 January 1971)
John Peter Leonard, S.J. (later Archbishop) (15 March 1936 – 8 January 1938)
Ange-Auguste Faisandier, S.J. (20 February 1914 – 25 May 1935 )
Jean-Marie Barthe, S.J. (15 June 1890 – 19 December 1913)
Alexis Canoz, S.J. (7 June 1887 – 2 December 1888)