Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore

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The Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore is a prominent Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Chennai, India, formed by the merger of historic Madras and Mylapore sees and serving as a major metropolitan center for the Church in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction
Roman Catholic archdiocese
metropolitan see
belongsTo Ecclesiastical region of Tamil Nadu
cityServed Chennai
communionWith Pope
country India
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Madras and Mylapore
formedByMergerOf Archdiocese of Madras
Diocese of Mylapore
hasCathedral St. Mary’s Cathedral, Chennai
hasCathedralChurch St. Mary’s Cathedral, Armenian Street, Chennai
hasCoCathedral San Thome Basilica
hasCoCathedralChurch San Thome Cathedral Basilica, Mylapore
hasHistoricalSee Madras
linked to: Madras, India

Mylapore
hasJurisdictionOver Latin Catholics in its territory
hasMinorBasilica National Shrine of St. Thomas Basilica
San Thome Basilica
hasSeeCity Chennai
hasShrine National Shrine of St. Thomas, Chennai
hasType Latin Catholic metropolitan archdiocese
isLocatedOn Coromandel Coast
isMajorCenterFor Latin Catholic Church in Chennai region
isMetropolitanCenterFor Roman Catholic dioceses in Tamil Nadu region
isPartOf Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India
Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (Latin Rite)
isSuccessorOf Diocese of Mylapore
Vicariate Apostolic of Madras
isUnder Holy See
jurisdictionType archdiocese
languageOfLiturgy English
Latin
Tamil
locatedIn Chennai
Tamil Nadu
metropolitanSeeOf Diocese of Chingleput
Diocese of Vellore
patronSaint Saint Thomas the Apostle
linked to: Apostle Thomas
regionServed northern Tamil Nadu
religion Christianity
rite Roman Rite
suiIurisChurch Latin Church
territoryIncludes parts of Chennai district
parts of Kanchipuram district
parts of Tiruvallur district
tradition Western Catholic

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Diocese of Vellore metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
Mylapore (traditional) ecclesiasticalJurisdiction Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
St. Mary’s Church, Fort St. George affiliation Diocese of Madras
linked to: Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
Santhome hasReligiousAdministration Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore
linked to: Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
Province of Madras and Mylapore hasMetropolitanSee Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
Province of Madras and Mylapore metropolitanArchdiocese Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
Province of Madras and Mylapore governedBy Metropolitan Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore
linked to: Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
Province of Madras and Mylapore alsoKnownAs Ecclesiastical Province of Madras and Mylapore
linked to: Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore formedByMergerOf Archdiocese of Madras
linked to: Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore isSuccessorOf Vicariate Apostolic of Madras
linked to: Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
Assumption Cathedral, Vellore province Ecclesiastical province of Madras-Mylapore
linked to: Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
St. Thomas Mount, Chennai governingBody Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore
linked to: Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
San Thome Basilica isCathedralOf Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
San Thome Basilica archdiocese Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
San Thome Basilica province Ecclesiastical province of Madras and Mylapore
linked to: Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
San Thome Basilica governingBody Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
Santhome Higher Secondary School hasAffiliation Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore
linked to: Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
Catholic Church in India hasLatinMetropolitanSee Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore