Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore (Coimbaturen(sis)) 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 (Latin Rite)
 * Melchior-Marie-Joseph de Marion-Brésillac, M.E.P. † (16 Mar 1845 Appointed - 18 Mar 1855 Resigned)
 * Claude-Marie Dépommier, M.E.P. † (17 Feb 1865 Appointed - 8 Dec 1873 Died)
 * Bishops of Coimbatore (Latin Rite)
 * Etienne-Auguste-Joseph-Louis Bardou, M.E.P. † (30 Apr 1874 Appointed - 7 Feb 1903 Died)
 * Jacques-Denis Peyramale, M.E.P. † (23 May 1903 Appointed - 17 Aug 1903 Died)
 * Augustine-Antoine Roy, M.E.P. † (12 Feb 1904 Appointed - 4 Dec 1930 Retired)
 * Marie-Louis-Joseph-Constantin Tournier, M.E.P. † (12 Jan 1932 Appointed - Jan 1938 Resigned)
 * Ubagarasamy Bernadeth † (9 Apr 1940 Appointed - 5 Feb 1949 Died)
 * Francis Xavier Muthappa † (25 Dec 1949 Appointed - 23 Nov 1971 Died)
 * Manuel Visuvasam † (3 Feb 1972 Appointed - 2 Jun 1979 Died)
 * Ambrose Mathalaimuthu † (6 Dec 1979 Appointed - 10 Jul 2002 Retired)
 * Thomas Aquinas Lephonse (10 Jul 2002 Appointed - )

Causes for canonisation

 * Ven. Melchior de Marion Brésillac
 * Fr. Joseph Louis Ravel