IDENTITY & STATISTICS

Diocese	Coimbatore
Rite	Latin
Country	India
Province	Chennai - Mylapore
Ordinary	Most Rev. Dr. L. Thomas Aquinas, D.D., D.C.L,
Address	Bishop's House, Post Box No.6, Coimbatore 641 001, Tamil Nadu, South India.
Telephone	0422 - 2390430, 0422 - 2382806
Fax	0422 - 2394530
E-Mail	[email protected]

Most Rev. Dr. Thomas Aquinas, Bishop of Coimbatore
Msgr. Fr. John Joseph - Vicar General
Rev. Fr. A.M.A. Lawrence - Procurator
Rev. Fr. S. Amalraj - Chancellor
Rev. Fr. P. Maria Joseph - Vicar Forane - Coimbatore Vicariate
Rev. Fr. Victor Santiago - Vicar Forane - Mettupalayam Vicariate
Rev. Fr. R.D.E. Jerome - Vicar Forane - Karumathampatti Vicariate
Rev. Fr. Stephen Arokiaraj - Vicar Forane - Erode Vicariate
Rev. Fr. John Xavier Kulandai - Vicar Forane - Dharapuram vicariate
Rev. Fr. Joseph D' Selvaraj - Vicar Forane - Pollachi Vicariate
Rev. Fr. Jacob
Rev. Fr. Joe Francis
Rev. Fr. John Paul Vincent

Most Rev. Dr. Thomas Aquinas - The Bishop
V. Rev. Msgr. John Joseph - Vicar General
Rev.Fr. A. M. A. Lawrence - Financial Administrator
Rev. Fr. Jacob - Member
Rev. Fr. Albert Nelson - Member
Rev. Fr. John Xavier Kulandai - Member
Rev. Fr. A. Maria Joseph - Member
Rev. Fr. Lourdu Alexis - Member Rev. Fr. Maria Soosai Arokianathan - Member
Mr. Augustine - R.S. Puram - Member
Mr. Paul Cruz - Cathedral - Member

Area of the Territory :

a) in square Kilometers...28,490 Sq.Kms.
b) in square miles...11,000.
Total Population...4, 224,107 Catholics...250139. .
Total No. of Parishes...70 (Under Diocesan Clergy-65, Under Religious-4) No. of Substations 129
Total No. of Diocesan Priests...125 (resident in the diocese-118, elsewhere in the country-1, resident abroad- 6)
Professed non-priest religious-8 (pontifical-6, diocesan-2)
Professed Women Religious- 686.
Training centers for candidates for the priesthood in the diocesan clergy - 2 (for secondary school - 1, for philosophy & theology - 1)
Training centers for candidates for the priesthood in the religious clergy - 4 (for secondary school students)
No. of Educational Institutions in the diocese - 117. No. of Students in the Institutions - 80,429
No. of Charitable Institutions in the Diocese - 171.
Hospitals - 7, Dispensaries - 20, Leprosaria - 1, Homes for the Old, chronically ill, invalids & handicapped - 12, Orphanages and other child welfares - 12, Nurseries - 5, Matrimonial advise centers and centers for protection of life-4, Special center for social education or re-education - 22, Mother, Child health program, women development, self employment Christian children fund - 89.

Fr. Thadeaus Amaldass

S.No	Commissioms	Secretary	Contact Number
1	Anbiyam, Laity, Holy Childhood	Fr. Thadeaus Amaldass	95663 50613
2	Bible	Fr. C. Lawrence	9442339360
3	Catechism, Evangelization, Social Communications	Fr. Thadeaus Amaldass	95663 50613
4	Priests' Council	Fr. Edward	94426 50520
5	Clergy	Fr. S. Amalraj	94429 18666
6	Communications	Fr. Thadeaus Amaldass	95663 50613
7	Ecumenism	Fr. Dhanaraj	94439 93024
8	Education	Fr. A. Maria Joseph	99425 76432
9	Family	Fr. George Rosario	99941 59847
10	Labour	Fr. A. Sundarraj	94478 39591
11	Legal Cell	Fr. Dhanasekar	98422 19011
12	Liturgy	Fr. Sudhakar	97917 15645
13	Pious Associations	Fr. P. Maria Joseph	94430 64170
14	Prayer Groups	Fr. Antony Selvaraj	88839 55440
15	Prison Ministry	Fr. Lourdu Alexis Xavier	94881 74899
16	Youth	Fr. Christopher Roach	94893 66962
17	Vocation	Fr. S. Amalraj (Rector)	94429 18666
18	Peace / Justice SC/ST, Health	Fr. Jegan CMSSS	94431 39152
19	Women	Sr. Amala George	95241 34131
20	YCS/YSM	Fr. Anony Jesuraj	94883 32794

The Members of the Senate :

Most Rev. Dr. Thomas Aquinas, Bishop of Coimbatore

Secretary of the Senate of Priests : Rev. Fr. Henry Antony

1. V. Rev. Fr. John Joseph - Vicar General
2. Rev. Fr. A. M. A. Lawrence - Procurator
3. Rev. Fr. S. Amalraj - Chancellor
4. Rev. Fr. P. Maria Joseph - VF of Coimbatore vicariate
5. Rev. Fr. John Xavier Kulandai - VF of Dharapuram Vicariate
6. Rev. Fr. Stephen Arokiaraj - VF of Erode Vicariate
7. Rev. Fr. Joseph D' Selvaraj - VF of Pollachi Vicariate
8. Rev. Fr. Victor Santiago - VF of Mettupalayam Vicariate
9. Rev. Fr. R.D.E Jerome - VF of Karumathampatti Vicariate
10. Rev. Fr. Amaldass Thaddeus - Pastoral Center Director

1. Rev. Fr. Ephrem
2. Rev. Fr. Amalraj
3. Rev. Fr. Kulandairaj
4. Rev. Fr. Jacob
5. Rev. Fr. George Sagayaraj
6. Rev. Fr. Joe Francis
7. Rev. Fr. Henry Antony
8. Rev. Fr. Sebastian Durai
9. Rev. Fr. Rozario Vinoth
10. Rev. Fr. Anand Kumar
11. Rev. Fr. A. Maria Joseph

1. Rev. Fr. Maria Irudayanathan
2. Rev. Fr. Melchior
3. Rev. Fr. Dhanasekar
4. Rev. Fr. John Paul Vincent
5. Rev. Fr. Maria Soosai Arokianathan