Archdioceseofmadrasmylapore.in Website Review

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ!   We have the privilege of celebrating the feast of St Thomas, the patron of our Archdiocese this month. Continuing our refection on the theme of pro-active silence, we turn to the life and mission of St That all workers may receive respect and protection of their rights, and that the unemployed may receive the opportunity to contribute to Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ! We as an Archdiocesan family have joyfully begun the ‘Year of the Eucharist’ on 2nd December 2018 to culminate with the celebration of the Eucharistic Congress on 24th November 2019. It is my fervent hope    The old Diocese of Mylapore was erected by Pope Paul V on 9th January 1606, by an agreement between the Holy Father and the King of Portugal. By virtue of this arrangement which was known as ‘Padroado’, the King of Portugal was vested with special powers to appoint Bishops and Priests in specified areas and to support them financially in their work of Evangelization. The padroado system and the arrangement suffered due to the civil disturbance and transfer of power in Portugal and was finally cancelled by the Holy Father in the year 1950 and the Diocese of Mylapore came under the jurisdiction of the Sacred Congregation of Propaganda Fide from 10th October 1950. The last padroado Bishop of Mylapore, His Excellency Dom MM Guerreiro was transferred on 2nd March 1951 to the See of Nampula in Mozambique in Portuguese East Africa. On Bishop Guerreiro’s transfer, his Vicar General, the Rt Rev Monsignor Francis Arthur Carvalho was appointed,. ARCHDIOCESE OF MADRAS AND MYLAPORE, ARCHBISHOP HOUSE,41 - SANTHOME HIGH ROAD, SANTHOME, CHENNAI – 600 004.