Diocese of São Tomé de Meliapor
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The Diocese of São Tomé de Meliapor is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction based in Mylapore (now part of Chennai, India), historically linked to the tomb of the Apostle Thomas and serving local Catholics under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Braga.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction
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Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| denomination | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCathedral | Cathedral of São Tomé (Mylapore) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPatronSaint | Saint Thomas the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimageSite | Shrine of Saint Thomas at Mylapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation | site of traditional tomb of the Apostle Thomas ⓘ |
| historicalJurisdictionOver | Catholics in and around Mylapore ⓘ |
| historicalMetropolitan | Archdiocese of Goa (later periods, via reorganization) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | diocese ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Portuguese colonial ecclesiastical structures
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St. Thomas the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of Saint Thomas the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British India
NERFINISHED
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Chennai ⓘ Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ Mylapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| metropolitanProvince | Ecclesiastical province of Braga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metropolitanSee | Archdiocese of Braga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Catholic Church in India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| rite | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| servedPopulation | local Catholics in Mylapore region ⓘ |
| suiIurisChurch | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialScope | Mylapore and surrounding areas ⓘ |
| tradition | Latin Catholic ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.