The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin (Latin: Tuticoren(sis)) is a unit (or ‘particular Church’) of the Catholic Church in the city of Tuticorin, part of the Ecclesiastical province of Madurai in India.
12 June 1923: Established as the Diocese of Tuticorin from the Diocese of Tiruchirapalli
Its first bishop, the Jesuit, Francis T, Roche, originates from the diocese itself and is the first Latin indigenous bishop.
Bishops of Tuticorin (Latin Rite)
Bishop Yvon Ambrose (1 April 2005 – present)
Bishop Peter Fernando (later Archbishop) (8 December 1999 – 22 March 2003)
Bishop Siluvaimathu Teresanathan Amalnather (29 November 1980 – 8 December 1999)
Bishop Ambrose Mathalaimuthu (30 August 1971 – 6 December 1979)
Bishop Thomas Fernando (26 June 1953 – 23 November 1970)
Bishop Francis T. Roche, S.J. (12 June 1923 – 26 June 1953)
Yvon Ambroise (born 30 August 1942) is the current Bishop of Tuticorin. He was appointed on 1 April 2005 and was consecrated by Pedro López Quintana on 18 May 2005. Bishops Antony Anandarayar and Peter Fernando acted as co-consecrators. He succeeded Bishop Peter Fernando to become the sixth bishop of tuticorin.
He was born to Ponnu Tambi Ambroise and Antoinette Ambroise in Pondicherry, India. He was ordained a priest at Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry by Archbishop Ambrose Rayappan.
Posts Held
He has held the following positions:
15-05-1968 – Jun. 1969 Assistant Parish Priest at Cuddalore N.T.
Jun. 1969 – Feb. 1970 St.Peter’s Pastoral Institute Poonamallee – Student
Feb. 1970 – May 1971 Asst. Parish Priest at Neyveli
May 1971- Aug. 1972 Diocesan Director of YCS & YCW
Aug. 1972 -Jun. 1974 Parish Priest of Thurinjipoondy
Jun. 1974 -Sep. 1976 Lent to Hyderabad, Andhra
Regional YCS & YCW Chaplain
Sep. 1976 – Higher Studies in Belgium
Jan. 1983 – Asst. Director, Caritas Asia, India
May 1988 – Executive Director of Caritas, India
Jun. 1995 – Sabbatical Year
25.05.1996 – 20.09.1999 Parish Priest of Quasi Parish T.R.Pattinam
10.09.1999 – Secretary, Coordinator – Caritas Asia.
01.04.2005 Nominated Bishop of Tuticorin.
ANNA NAGAR – TUTICORIN
ANTONIARPURAM
ANTONY – TUTICORIN
CALDWELL COLONY – TUTICORIN
CATHEDRAL – TUTICORIN
CHARLES – TUTICORIN
CRUZPURAM – TUTICORIN
ERAL – JOSEPH’S
ERAL – OTHASAI MATHA
FATIMA NAGAR – TUTICORIN
GANDHI NAGAR – TUTICORIN
GNANAPRAGASIARPATNAM
HARBOUR ESTATE – TUTICORIN
INIGO NAGAR – TUTICORIN
INNACIARPURAM – TUTICORIN
JESURAJAPURAM
JUDE – TUTICORIN
LIONS TOWN –[ TUTICORIN
LOURDAMMALPURAM – TUTICORIN
MUTHAIAHPURAM – TUTICORIN –
OUR LADY OF SNOWS – TUTICORIN
PAZHAYAKAYAL
PUDUKOTTAI
PUNNAIKAYAL
RATHNAPURAM – TUTICORIN
SAVERIARPURAM M – TUTICORIN
SAVERIARPURAM T – TUTICORIN –
SERNTHAPOOMANGALAM
STATE BANK COLONY – TUTICORIN
THALAMUTHUNAGAR – TUTICORIN
THARUVAIKULAM
THERESPURAM – TUTICORIN
VELLAPATTI
KEEZHA ERAL
KEEZHAMUDIMAN
KEEZHAVAIPPAR
KOMBADY
KOTTUR M.
KURUKKUSALAI
NAGALAPURAM
PERIASAMIPURAM
PUTHIAMPUTHUR
SIPPIKULAM
VEMBAR – HOLY GHOST
VEMBAR – THOMAS
VEMBOOR
VILATHIKULAM
ADAIKALAPURAM
ALANTHALAI
AMALINAGAR
ARUMUGANERI
CHINGITHURAI
KALLAMOZHI
KOMBUTHURAI
KOODUTHAZHAI
KURUMBUR
MANAPAD – HOLY GHOST
MANAPAD – JAMES
PERIATHAZHAI
TRICHENDUR (JEVANAGAR)
UDANGUDI
VIRAPANDIANPATNAM
ANAIKARAI
BARBARAMMALPURAM
SAVERIARPURAM
CHETTIVILAI
CHINTHAMANI
ELANGANATHAPURAM
KADAKULAM
Kolunthattu
KOOTAPANAI
MANNARPURAM
NATTARKULAM
NEDUNGULAM
NOCHIKULAM
POOCHIKADU
POTHAKALANVILAI
PRAGASAPURAM
SATHANKULAM
SEITHUNGANALLUR
SETHUKUVAITHAN
SOKKANKUDIYIRUPPU
SOMANATHAPERI
SRIVAIKUNDAM
THAILAPURAM
THATTARMADAM
THISAYANVILAI
THOPPUVILAI
UVARI
ANNAIKULAM
AZHAGAPPAPURAM
DURAIKUDIYIRUPPU
ELANGULAM
ERUVADI
IDINTHAKARAI
KAVALKINARU
KIZHAVANERI
KOODANKULAM
KOOTAPULY
KOOTHENKUZHI
MALAYANKULAM
NANGUNERI
PANAGUDI
PATHINATHAPURAM
PERUMANAL
PUSHPAVANAM
RADHAPURAM
RAJAKRISHNAPURAM
KALLIKULAM
VADAKKANKULAM
VALLIOOR