The Diocese of Kumbakonam (Latin: Kumbakonamen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Kumbakonam. The Diocese of Kumbakonam is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore.
History
- 1 September 1899: Established as Diocese of Kumbakonam from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
Leadership
- Bishops of Kumbakonam
Saints and causes for canonisation
- Servant of God Fr. Lourdu Xavier Savarirayan[1]
- Servant of God Fr. John Peter Savarinayagam, O.F.M. Cap.[2]
References
- 1."Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- 2."Capuchin declared 'Servant of God' in Tamil Nadu". Matters India. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.