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Cochin, India, Diocese of
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
Founded on February 4, 1557 by Pope Paul IV. Suffragan of the archdiocese of Verapoly. Franciscan missionaries under Father Henry de Coimbra arrived in Cochin in 1500. Pioneer missionaries included Saint Francis Xavier, the Franciscans Jaão d'Elvas and Pedro d'Amarante, and Father Manuel de San Mathias with eleven companions. The Dominican missionary, Jorge Themudo, was first bishop.
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Entry for 'Cochin, India, Diocese of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/c/cochin-india-diocese-of.html. 1910.