1923

The Diocese of Tuticorin is born

In 1923 the Diocese of Tuticorin was erected, and Vadakkankulam passed out of the old Diocese of Trichinopoly into the new see under its first bishop, Francis Tiburtius Roche SJ. The Catholic Directory of the following year sets the parish down: “Vadakankulam (Tinnevelly Dt.) — Revv. Y. Ignatius, G. Michael, Asst. — Cath. 4,765, vills. 17: Churches: brick 1, clay 4.” Neither priest is a Jesuit: the parish’s care had passed to the diocesan clergy.

DocumentedThis moment rests on 3 sources.
ARSI 1921p. 13
CA!T. MISS. MADUR. PROV. TOLOS; 1921. 20. Satur..:.:...SnTio SS; eoaors Ra11trJad Dt. . P. Talon Steplianus, Mission., Oonf. NN., Exdm. Conf. extraord. in Tuticorin, Dir. schola~. neb·saeerd , 21. Sendamarám-STA'rro SS. P.ET&r ET PAuit Tidnevelly Dt. P. Couturier Alphonsui:, Mission., Cu1-. a:g. conv. rrróii: ind. Ei 7 Dol., Conf. NÑ., Dir. schola1-. 22. Sokkeñkudiruppu-Siliio S. JAc'oBr /Ja<lukkapathu P.O.. TJnnevelly Dt. P. YvP.nat Carolus, Mission., Dir. scholar. 23. Srivilliputtur-STATIO SS. Co&ors Ramnad Dt. P . Morere Paulus,· Mission., Gur. ag. mon. eu1·. a s.~ .A'ugust., Ditr. scholar. P . Baumal Justinus, Gooper. Mission., Gonf. e,ttra'ord. mon. in Kalugumalai et Kamanayakenpatti. 24. Sundra.nachapuram-STATIO B. :M. v. DE LOURDES Ra}apalayam P.O., Ramnad Dt. P. Sabathe Franciscus, Mission., E xam. neo-sace1·d'. , Pmes. coll. cas. consc., Oonf. e:ctraord. mon. in Srivilliputtur, Dir. schola1·. 2S. Tenkasi-STATio s. M1cHAELrs Tinneve/Jy Dt. Rev. Mickel T., Mission., Dir. scholm·, 26. Ta.ruvaikula.m-SuTro S. MrcHAELlS . vía TuticorJn, TJnnevelly Dt. Rev. Lourdes J. S, Mission., Cur. ag. mon. ind. a 7 Dol., Dvr. 8cholar. 27. Tuticorin-EcuEsu · SS. CoitornM ET Scuou SECUNDARIA S. F&ANCISCI XAVE t<U Jesult Misslon, TutJcorin, Tlnnevelly Dt. ·P. Martín Aiexander, Vic. ger. min.• Mis.•iYli., Clur. ag. F'iliar• S. Cruc et mon ind. a ·7 Dol., Gonf. e.d1·. mon. in L'1mna- .. kayal, Palayakayal et Taruvaikulam, Praes. sod. f em. et sod. p.ueU., íD.ir.. sclwl. secund. et aiiar. schol., Cons. distr. an. 14. P. Amalorpavanather Marianus, Praef. stita., Doc ling. angl., Cooper. Mission., Praes sod. .Bon. M01·t., Gons. 1dicec, an.1. 'P. ':Úiede·rich Antonius, Cvop·er. MisRion., P raes sod. juv 1 Conf. NN. ' Rev Periyanayaga.m Joíiephus, Coope1·. Mission. 28. Va~a.kenkula.m-ST4Tro S:ai; FAMlLtll Tinnevelly Dt. P. Bonhoure Alfredus, Miss1on , Cur ag. conv mon. a 7 lJol., 'Conf. ertr. mon úi K uttapiili et I'dindagarei1 Dir. ''Rchola1'. :P . Wafflart '~dgardus, Oooper. Mission . 2·9. 'Vémbar-STATro SPr&rTus SAN-CTr Tlnnevelly Dt. ~ev. Ma riadas ,foa.nnes, .Mis8ion., Dfr. \~cholm·. 30. Vira.\)4ndia.npatta.nam-"STATlO ·s. Tiio.rui A:il. Tinnevelly Dt. P. ·Diouaonat ·F.itnma nael, Misston., Gur. a.a. convent. ni,on. ind. a 7 Dol, í.onf. extraord. mon. in Alantalai et .Adeikalabumm, Dir. scholar. "31. ·viravana.llur-Sul'ro 'S. .'.JAcoBr Tinnevelly Dt Rev. Sarninather Do m inwu~, M ission., Conf. e.ctr. mon. in Senda·mol1'am, Dir. scholar. PP. 33.-Scbol 3.-0oadj.' 1.-Unlv. 87.-Sac. aa1c. t5.
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Catalogus Missionis Madurensis, 1921ARSI, Rome — p. 13

Published before 1930. In the public domain, and reproduced here in full.

What this source establishes

The Society's own register of the station just before the change: "28. Vadakenkulam — STATIO SS. FAMILIAE", the station of the Holy Family, still Jesuit-served in 1921.