Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Fort Saint George | |||
1642 | Erected | Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore | Vicariate Apostolic of Fort Saint George (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Madras | |||
4 July 1832 | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Fort Saint George | Vicariate Apostolic of Madras |
3 April 1850 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Madras | Vicariate Apostolic of Vizagapatnam (erected) |
1851 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Madras | Vicariate Apostolic of Hyderabad (erected) |
Archdiocese of Madras | |||
1 September 1886 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Madras | Archdiocese of Madras |
15 June 1928 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Hyderabad (Raichur and Gulbarga)
Archdiocese of Madras (Bellary) | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bellary (erected) |
3 July 1928 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Madras (Nellore, Ananthapur, Chitoor, Cuddapah, Kurnool, and Guntur) | Diocese of Nellore (erected) |
3 July 1928 | Territory Added | Archdiocese of Pondicherry (North Arcot) | Archdiocese of Madras |
3 July 1929 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kumbakonam (Mayavaram, Shiyaly, and part of Nannuam and Ghidambaram (Thanjavur))
Archdiocese of Madras (Part of city of Madras) Diocese of Trichinopoly (Alangudi and Thirumayam) | Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore |
3 July 1929 | Territory Added | Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore (Assumpçao, Goraçao de Jesus, S. Joâo, Befugio, and Rayapuram) | Archdiocese of Madras |
13 November 1952 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Madras (North Arcot and Chittoor) | Diocese of Vellore (erected) |
Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) | |||
13 November 1952 | United | Archdiocese of Madras
Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore | Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) |
1 September 1969 | Territory Added | Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (Maduran-takam and Kancheepuram (lower)) | Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) |
1 September 1969 | Territory Added | Diocese of Vellore (Tiruttani) | Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) |
19 July 2002 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) (Kancheepuram except Saint Thomas) | Diocese of Chingleput (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Archdiocese of Madras | ||||||||||||
1950 | 70,040 | 4,000,000 | 1.8% | 38 | 66 | 104 | 673 | 76 | 248 | 41 | ap1951 | |
Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) | ||||||||||||
1970 | 153,289 | 4,050,000 | 3.8% | 107 | 85 | 192 | 798 | 178 | 908 | 66 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 245,745 | 5,904,952 | 4.2% | 129 | 113 | 242 | 1,015 | 243 | 1,278 | 105 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 328,143 | 7,780,000 | 4.2% | 137 | 166 | 303 | 1,082 | 444 | 1,452 | 117 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 480,000 | 8,500,000 | 5.6% | 157 | 234 | 391 | 1,227 | 501 | 2,030 | 133 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 400,000 | 8,750,000 | 4.6% | 165 | 232 | 397 | 1,007 | 506 | 2,155 | 135 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 500,000 | 9,000,000 | 5.6% | 177 | 243 | 420 | 1,190 | 548 | 2,165 | 150 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 350,000 | 6,894,871 | 5.1% | 98 | 210 | 308 | 1,136 | 472 | 1,420 | 83 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 341,314 | 6,894,871 | 5.0% | 128 | 308 | 436 | 782 | 536 | 2,169 | 95 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 343,103 | 6,984,614 | 4.9% | 133 | 319 | 452 | 759 | 553 | 2,230 | 99 | ap2005 | |
2013 | 309,976 | 7,103,545 | 4.4% | 152 | 238 | 390 | 794 | 487 | 1,170 | 132 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 440,525 | 8,002,269 | 5.5% | 145 | 313 | 458 | 961 | 705 | 1,538 | 138 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 461,740 | 8,760,300 | 5.3% | 160 | 294 | 454 | 1,017 | 635 | 1,551 | 128 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 471,440 | 8,944,700 | 5.3% | 157 | 221 | 378 | 1,247 | 515 | 1,912 | 129 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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