Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanjore

The Diocese of Tanjore (Latin: Dioecesis Taniorensis ) is a located in India Roman Catholic diocese based in Tanjore.

History

Pope Pius XII. founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Ex primaevae Ecclesiae on November 13, 1952 from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Madras - Mylapore, where it was a suffragan.

On August 7, 1953, was part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore.

Territory

The diocese comprises the districts of Tanjore Thanjavur (without the taluks of Papanasam and Kumbakonam ), Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, and six taluks of the district Pudukkottai and two others in Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

Place of pilgrimage

The diocese is Velankanni, the largest Catholic pilgrimage site in Asia, with the Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health.

Bishops of Tanjore

• Rajarethinam Arokiasamy Sundaram (4 February 1953-12. September 1986, emeritus)
• Packiam Arokiaswamy (12 September 1986-28. June 1997, emeritus)
• Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss, since June 28, 1997