The Diocese of Kumbakonam () 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: Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Poondi
Leadership Bishops of Kumbakonam Bishop Jeevandham Amalanathan (13 January 2024 - Present) Bishop Antonysamy Francis (31 May 2008 – 13 January 2024) Bishop Peter Remigius (10 November 1989 – 30 June 2007) Bishop Daniel Paul Arulswamy (5 May 1955 – 16 August 1988) Bishop Peter Francis Rayappa (24 February 1931 – 20 September 1954) Bishop Marie-Augustine Chapuis, M.E.P. (21 May 1913 – 17 December 1928) Bishop Hugues-Madelain Bottero, M.E.P. (5 September 1899 – 21 May 1913)
Saints and causes for canonisation Servant of God Fr. Lourdu Xavier Savarirayan Servant of God Fr. John Peter Savarinayagam, O.F.M. Cap.
References
External links
GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy