Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

ARCHDIOCESE OF PONDICHERRY AND CUDDALORE (Archidioecesis Pondicheriensis et Cuddalorensis)

Country : India
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1836 as Apostolic Vicariate of Pondicherry
Elevated in 1886 to Diocese of Pondicherry
Elevated in 1887 to Archdiocese of Pondicherry
Renamed in 1953 to Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

Arms (crest) of Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

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Arms of Bishop and Archbishops

Did not use arms

Clément Bonnand (1850-1861)
Did not use arms

Joseph-Isidore Godelle (1861-1867)
François-Xavier Corbet (1880-1886)
François-Jean-Marie Laouënan (1886-1892)
Joseph-Adolphe Gandy (1892-1909)
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Elie-Jean-Joseph Morel (1909-1929)
Auguste-Siméon Colas (1930-1955)
Ambrose Rayappan (1955-1973)
Venmani Selvanather (1973-1992)
Savarinathan Michael Augustine (1992-2004)
Antony Anandarayar (2004-2021)

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