CATHOLIC DIRECTORY « (t OF INDIA, FArtJ-STAXj I5u#/va A y y p c EY l o N' 1925 75th ANNUAL ISSUE OF THE MADRAS CATHOLIC DIRECTORY AND ANNUAL GENERAL REGISTER PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC SUPPLY SOCIETY, MADRAS. PRINTED AT THE “ GOOD PASTOR ” PRESS, BROADWAY, MADRAS. file JHvinity Library to# Haven, Conn. M T ^ f ? C « 2 S i T iA 7 6 - , Nihil obstat. A. F. THEODORE, Censor Deputatus. Imprimatur: * J. AELEN, Archbishop o f Madras Madras, 17th December 1924. PREFACE. This, the Seventy-Fifth issue of the Catholic Directory of India, Burma and Ceylon, goes out under the happy auspices of a Blessing from the Visitor Apostolic to India. His Excellency the Most Revel. Alexis H. Lepicier, O.S.M., D D ., has very graciously blessed the Compiler and all those who have co-operated with him in bringing out the Directory. That this issue has merited in any special manner this courteous treat­ ment, is, to the Compiler, a matter of doubt, for he is fully aware that in spite of every effort at accuracy, errors and misprints have crept in. Yet, he feels sure that this Volume, like its, renowned predecessors, goes forth on its annual mission of usefulness and interest to a large number of Catholics of India, Burma and Ceylon. In the name of his Co-operators and in his own name, the Compiler thanks His Excellency the Visitor Apostolic for his very kind thought and Blessing. s It is a pleasant duty also to the Compiler to thank all those who have helped him in getting out this issue, though he has also to witzs/on confess that a few have failed in submitting >the usual sacred returns. To Rev. J. c. ¿5 Houpert S.J., of Trichinopoly, the writer of ^ that interesting and instructive article Christianity in India, based on statistics, the the Compiler is deeply indebted, and to those who have kindly submitted suggestions for improving the Directory he proffers the hope that the next issue will be able to embody them. Though it is not the legitimate task of the Prefacer to pass in review the chief events of the History of the Catholic Church in India during the last year, yet he cannot refrain from remarking that undoubtedly the outstanding feature to Indian Ecclesiastical History, is the Visit of the Papal Representa­ tive to India, the Visitor Apostolic, whose presence in our midst is an earnest of the abiding interest of our Holy Father in the Church in India and a promise of its greater progress in the future. The Necrology this year chronicles the death of many zealous Missionaries to whom the call of the Master came during the last year, and prominent among them is the Most Rev. Brice Meuleman, late Archbishop of Calcutta, who was called to his reward after 23 years of arduous labour directing the destinies of one of the largest Archdioceses of India. Once more the Compiler thanks His Excellency the Visitor Apostolic for his kind Blessing and all those who have helped in the compilation of this the Seventy-Fifth issue of the Catholic Directory of India, Burma and Ceylon, THE COMPILER, Co n t e n t s . Page Addresses of Priests ... ... ... 355 Agra ... .. ... ... ... 53 Ajmer ... ... ... ... ... 65 Allahabad ... ... .. ... 59 Apostolic Delegation and Apoatolie Visitor ... xlvi . Assam ... ... ... ... ... 137 Bombay ... ... ... ... ... 08 Burma (Eastern) ... ... ... ... 323 Burma (Northern) ... ... ... ... 326 Burma (Southern) ... ... ... ... 330 Calcutta ... ... ... ... 114 Calicut ... ... ... ... ... 79 Carmelite Congregation ... ... ... 290 Changanaeherry ... ... ... ... 258 Christianity in India ... ... ... xiii Cochin ... ... ... ... ... 32 Coimbatore ... ... ... ... 183 Colombo ... ... ... ... 296 Dacca ... ... ... ... ... 123 Damaun ... ... ••• 22 Ernakulam ... ... ... ••• 247 Gtalle ... ... ... ... ... 308 Goa ... ... ... ... ... 1 Guyomar. The Rt. Rev. John Alfred ... ... xxxvi Hierarchy of India (The) ... ... ... i Hyderabad ... ... ... ... 154 Institutions for Brothers and Catechisis ... 346 Institutions for Nuns and Lady Tcachers ... 347 Jaffna ... : ... ••• • • 311 Kafristan and Kashmir ... .. ... 216 Kandy ... ... ••• 3L6 Kottayam ... ... ••• 273 C o n t e n t s . Page Krishnagar ... ... ... ... 127 Kumbakonam ... ... ... ... 188 Lahore ... ... ... ... ... 212 Lepicier, the Most Key. Alexis,H. M. ... ... xxx Literature (Catholic Periodicals) ... ... 350 Loyola College, Madras ... ... ... xxxvii Madras ... ... ... ... ... 139 Malacca ... ... ... ... ... 194 Mangalore ... ... ... ... 83 Manner of receiving, etc. ... ... ... viii Marriages (Mixed) ... ... ... vii Meuleman, the kite Most Rev. Brice ... ... xxxi Mylapore ... ... ... ... 40 Mysore ... ... ... ... ... 199 Nagpore ... ... ... ... 159 Obituary (Clerical) ... ... ... 446 Patna ... .. — ... ... 131 Pondicherry ... ... ... ... 171 Poona ... ... ... ... ... 93 Profession of Faith ... ... ... jx Priests, List of— ... ... ... ... 355 Quilon ... ... ... ... ... 231 Religious Orrders and Societies ... ... 341 Residences, List of— ... ... ... 426 Rules of Fast and Abstinence ... vi Seminaries ... ... ... ... 331 Simla ... ... ... ... .r. 209 Syrian Carmelite Congregation in Malabar ... 290 Syro-Malabar Rite, Churches oE the— ... .. 242 Trichinopoly ... ,.. ... ... 93 Trichur ... ... ... ... 279 Trineomalee ... ... .. ... 320 Tuticorin * ... ... .. ... m Verapoly ... ... ... ... 219 Vizagapatam ... ... 165 The Catholic Directory of India, Burma and Ceylon, 19 25: Sacred Returns of the year 1924. From 1st October 192s to 30th September 1924. P r i e s t s . B a p t i s m s . / Memb ers of Ordf r or Soci ety. 03. ------------- <v a Remarks. a 0 0 u E! « . g H < S cd CD « a J3 a Parents. 0 matics. Extreme Extreme Unction. Funerals. H. H. Viaticums. Pagan Pagan adults. Confessions. H. Communions. Marriages. Children Children of Catholic From From Europe, U.S.A. Pagan Pagan children. Protestants and Protestants and Schis­ u Others. O Catholic Catholic Population. fa Agra 8,256 28 6 28 2 51 66 264 124,396 186 76 68 70 203 Ajmere 6.585 35 2 35 ... 78 16 255 48,959 166,943 264 49 ... 62 152 Allahabad 9,850 28 7 28 85 7S 304 102.390 135,517 304 66 98 89 138 Assam 8.073 11 12 ... 196 92 485 25,260 83,004 179 67 ... 54 97 Bombay 3^,750 41 'HI 40 / 1 521 72 1,025 192,238 427,269 1,968 324 662 709 933 Burma Eastern 23,489 19 ... 23 - . 491 14 1,220 55.714 138,541 435 204 ... 135 ... Burma (Northern) 11,246 23 • « « • •• 273 43 517 67,091 162,419 332 134 120 160 336 Burma (Southern 61.643 38 28 ... 615 64 1,954 175,266 405,285 1.176 460 288 465 986 Calcutta 237,858 137 33 137 1 5 5,773 4075 8,793 890,476 2,169,95! 9,190 3,489 ... 1,543 Calicut 8.430 11 4 11 4 • 86 63 17 335 43,599 173,993 244 1.02 103 110 *148 Carmelite Congreg. • »« • • * 74 72 b 8 180 107,940 122,486 48 213 240 ... Changanacberry 159! 024 251 ... 43 1,425 187 7.028 1,083,176 1,895,227 5,244 2,207 2,746 2,548 2,925 Cochin 112.721 ” ‘ 2 64 9 1 186 15 4,544 1,256 977 1,466 2,418 Coimbatore 45,966 30 27 30 ... 376 65 1.768 160,120 383,381 1,376 360 618 777 1,244 Colombo 275,441 76 52 76 ... 1,758 195 8,520 761,476 2,740.460 3,771 2,359 3,260 4,185 6,445 Dacca ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ...... Damaun 94,333 ... ... 735 4 14 2,513 290,202 495,319 2,417 959 ... 1,285 2,123 Ernakulam 131,130 150 ... 1.945 65 5,245 423,080 852,051 2,576 1,523 1,002 1,217 2,500 Galle 14,286 18 6 18 1 213 26 506 56,596 218,997 999 123 ... 82 149 Goa ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... Hyderabad 35,845 25 5 25 1,324 168 1,302 132,676 348.590 2,0U1 478 ... 305 691 1,318 Jaffna 51,023 • • * 6 25 23 356 20 1,90' ... 678,446 510 ... 1,147 931 67 Kafiristan and Kashmir. 5,000 14 • •• 14 12 27 323 16.231 54,971 31 23 53 56 302 Kandy 32,780 ... ... 138 41 975 94,273 260,241 268 213 ... 204 ... Kottayam ... .»» 4 fi ... 4 ... ...... ... ......... Krishnagar 16^244 19 • •• 19 »•» 742 71 670 8,519 7,530 124 129 60 75 400 Kumbakonain 105.488 34 • • • 34 17 419 35 3.192 195,352 364,395 163 966 580 1,108 ... Lahore 30,432 33 ÓÒ 717 579 886 1,331 149,982 432 327 ... 664 Madras 59,256 33 25 33 1,292 125 2,164 32,168 659,400 2,300 573 889 1,223 Malacca 44.514 33 33 1,211 40 1,868 196.117 002,644 1,220 407 505 645 884 Mangalore 111,602 21 84 21 9 906 35 4,459 549.749 917,648 2,175 1,058 1,9c 7 1,430 2.077 Mylapore 86,922 31 84 397 51 2,147 281,520 1,356.216 70 749 1,182 1,112 1,298 Mysore 58,191 43 19 43 4011 ... 58 1,876 750.67b 1,529 554 2,340 1.035 1,463 Nagpur 20.000 20 12 22 ” '7 570 33 590 ... 200,000 788 ■200 106 102 170 Pondicherry 142,738 65 28 65 28 268 50 4.745 348,030 744,206 4,449 872 786 1,263 ... 144 Patna ~ 5,918 7 8 8 609 31 217 46,475 160,783 2S8 45 90 101 587 Poona 23,597 ... • • • ». 176 57 835 67,618 208,721 755 167 253 307 4,222 Qailon 170,195 26 09 26 2 ... * 12.028 824,000 1,456,000 . • 1,364 936 1,205 ... ... Simla • • • ... ... • •• ... ... ... ...... ...... Trichinopoly 115 41 iÏ5 33 1,397 8,440 97 7,514 1,006,103 2.211,679 7,917 2,089 ... 1.911 ... 354,394 819,317 506 868 Tuticorin ... • • . ■ • • 173 786 240 2,189 1,510 2,416 Trichur 113^698 • • • •• 143 • •• • • 5,497 1,653,084 2,324,914 954 1,483 920 1,080 225 330 Trincomalie 9,528 16 4 16 ' " l 173 50 4 250 61,100 154,951 28 62 212 Verapoly 108,570 28 60 28 10 1,654 4,151 ..