Diocese of São Tomé de Meliapor

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The Diocese of São Tomé de Meliapor is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction based in Mylapore (now part of Chennai, India), historically linked to the tomb of the Apostle Thomas and serving local Catholics under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Braga.

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Diocese of São Tomé de Meliapor canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction
Roman Catholic diocese
country India
denomination Catholic Church
hasCathedral Cathedral of São Tomé (Mylapore)
hasPatronSaint Saint Thomas the Apostle
linked to: Apostle Thomas
hasPilgrimageSite Shrine of Saint Thomas at Mylapore
historicalAssociation site of traditional tomb of the Apostle Thomas
historicalJurisdictionOver Catholics in and around Mylapore
historicalMetropolitan Archdiocese of Goa (later periods, via reorganization)
jurisdictionType diocese
languageOfLiturgy Latin
linkedTo Portuguese colonial ecclesiastical structures
St. Thomas the Apostle
linked to: Apostle Thomas

Tomb of Saint Thomas the Apostle
linked to: San Thome Basilica
liturgicalTradition Roman Rite
locatedIn British India
Chennai
Madras Presidency
Mylapore
Tamil Nadu
metropolitanProvince Ecclesiastical province of Braga
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Braga
partOf Catholic Church in India
region South India
rite Latin Rite
servedPopulation local Catholics in Mylapore region
suiIurisChurch Latin Church
territorialScope Mylapore and surrounding areas
tradition Latin Catholic
underAuthorityOf Holy See

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Archdiocese of Braga metropolitanSeeOf Diocese of São Tomé de Meliapor