Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore

History

• 9 January 1606: erection of the diocese of Mylapore by pope Paul V by agreement with the king of Portugal who received power to appoint bishops and priests and, in a generall way, to look after the evangelization of the area
• 1642: Madras Capuchin Mission founded by French Capuchin Missionary Fr. Ephrem de Nevers was Established as Prefecture Vicariate of Fort Saint George This was an independent jurisdiction of the Propaganda Fide from the Padroado Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore
• 1832: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Madras
• 1 September 1886: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras
• 10 October 1950: The Padroado system is cancelled. The Diocese of Mylapore comes under the jurisdiction of the 'Propaganda Fide'.
• 13 November 1952: Mylapore and Madras are merged into the renamed 'Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore'.

  Leadership

• Archbishops of Madras and Mylapore
• * Archbishop George Antonysamy ; formerly, Apostolic Nuncio
• * Archbishop Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B.
• * Archbishop James Masilamony Arul Das
• * Archbishop Casimir Gnanadickam, S.J.
• * Archbishop Anthony Rayappa Arulappa
• * Archbishop Louis Mathias, S.D.B.
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Madras
• * Archbishop Louis Mathias, S.D.B.
• * Archbishop Eugène Mederlet, S.D.B.
• * Archbishop Giovanni Aelen, M.H.M.
• * Archbishop Joseph Colgan
• Vicars Apostolic of Madras
• * Bishop Stephen Fennelly
• * Bishop John Fennelly
• * Bishop Patrick Joseph Carew
• * Bishop Daniel O’Connor, O.S.A.

  Suffragan dioceses

• Chingleput
• Coimbatore
• Ootacamund
• Vellore..

  Saints and causes for canonisation

• The tomb of St. Thomas the Apostle is in Chennai.
• Servant of God Thatipatri Gnanamma