Diocese of Tiruchirapalli Dioecesis Tiruchirapolitanus திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி மறைமாவட்டம்

St.Mary's Cathedral in Tiruchirappalli
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Madurai
Metropolitan	Madurai
Statistics
Area	5,198 km² (2,007 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 2,156,765 208,990 (9.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Health in Tiruchirappalli
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Savarimuthu Arokiaraj
Metropolitan Archbishop	Antony Pappusamy
Vicar General	Nil
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirapalli/Trichy (Latin: Tiruchirapolitan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Tiruchirapalli in the ecclesiastical province of Madurai in India.

History

1606: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Madura from the Diocese of Cochin
1773: Suppressed
1836: Restored as the Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast from the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore
1 September 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Madurai
7 June 1887: Renamed as Diocese of Trichinopoly
21 October 1950: Renamed as Diocese of Tiruchirapalli

Special churches

Savarimuthu Arokiaraj (15 August 2021 - Incumbent)
Apostolic Administrator of Tiruchirapalli - Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss (14 July 2018 - 15 August 2021)
Antony Devotta (16 November 2000 – 14 July 2018)
Gabriel Lawrence Sengol (6 October 1990 – 14 October 1997)
Thomas Fernando (November 33, 1970 – 6 October 1990)
James Mendonça (7 March 1938– 19 December 1970)
John Peter Leonard, S.J. (later Archbishop) (2 January 1936 – 8 January 1938)
Ange-Auguste Faisandier, S.J. (19 December 1913 – 24 September 1934)
Jean-Marie Barthe, S.J. (21 March 1890 – 19 December 1913)
Alexis Canoz, S.J. (7 June 1887 – 2 December 1888)