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Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore 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==
Leadership
, Bishop of Coimbatore from 9 Apr 1940 to 5 Feb 1949 • 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==
Causes for canonisation
• Ven. Melchior de Marion Brésillac • Fr. Joseph Louis Ravel ==References==
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