CATHOLICDIRECTORY(tOFI NDI A, FArtJ-STAXjI5u #/v aA y y p c E Y l o N'192575thANNUALI SSUEOFTHEM A D RA SCATH O LI CDI RECT O RYANDANNUALGENERALREGISTERPUBLISHEDBY THECATHOLICSUPPLYSOCIETY,MADRAS.PRINTEDATTHE GOODPASTOR PRESS, BROADWAY,MADRAS.file JHvinity Library to# Haven,Conn.M T^f ?C 2 S i Ti A7 6 - ,Nihilobstat.A. F. THEODORE,CensorDeputatus.Impri matur:* J.AELEN,ArchbishopofMadrasMadras,17thDecember1924.witzs/on sPREFACE.This,theSeventy-Fifthissueofthe CatholicDirectoryofIndia,Burmaand Ceylon, goes out under the happy auspices of aBlessingfromtheVisitorApostolicto India.His Excellency the MostRevel.Alexis H. Lepicier, O.S.M.,DD.,has verygraciously blessedtheCompilerandallthosewho have co-operated withhiminbringingout the Directory.Thatthisissue hasmerited in any specialmannerthis courteoustreatment, is,to the Compiler,amatter of doubt, for heis fullyaware thatinspiteofevery effortat accuracy,errors and misprints have creptin.Yet,hefeelssurethatthis Volume, like its, renownedpredecessors,goes forth on its annual mission ofusefulness and interesttoa largenumberofCatholics of India,BurmaandCeylon.In thenameof hisCo-operatorsandinhisownname, the Compiler thanks His ExcellencytheVisitor Apostolicforhisverykindthoughtand Blessing.It is a pleasantduty also to the Compiler tothank allthosewhohave helpedhim in getting out thisissue,though hehas also to confess that a fewhave failedinsubmitting >theusualsacredreturns.ToRev.J.c. 5HoupertS.J.,ofTrichinopoly, thewriter of ^thatinterestingandinstructivearticleChristianityinI ndi a, basedonstatistics,the the Compiler is deeply indebted, and to those who havekindlysubmittedsuggestionsfor improving the Directory he proffers the hope that thenextissue willbe abletoembody them.Thoughit is notthelegitimatetaskof thePrefacertopassinreviewthechief events of the History of the CatholicChurch in Indiaduringthe lastyear, yet hecannot refrain fromremarking that undoubtedly the outstanding featuretoIndianEcclesiastical History, is the Visit of thePapal Representative toIndia,theVisitorApostolic,whose presenceinourmidstisanearnestof the abidinginterestofour HolyFatherinthe Church in India and a promiseof its greater progress inthe future.TheNecrologythisyear chroniclesthe death of many zealousMissionaries to whom thecall of theMastercameduringthe last year, and prominentamong themis the Most Rev.BriceMeuleman,lateArchbishopof Calcutta, who wascalled to his rewardafter 23yearsofarduouslabourdirectingthe destinies of oneofthelargestArchdioceses of India.OncemoretheCompilerthanksHis Excellency the Visitor Apostolic for his kind Blessing andall those who havehelped in the compilationof thistheSeventy-Fifthissue oftheCatholicDirectory ofIndia,Burma andCeylon,THECOMPILER,Co n t e n t s .Pa g eAddressesofPriests.........355Agra..............53Aj mer...............65Allahabad...........59Apostol icDelegati onandApoatoli eVi sitor...xlvi.Assam...............137Bombay...............08Burma( Eastern) ............323Burma( Northern) ............326Burma(Southern)............330Calcutta............114Calicut...............79CarmeliteCongregation.........290Changanaeherry............258ChristianityinIndia.........xiiiCochin...............32Coimbatore............183Colombo............296Dacca...............123Damaun...... 22Ernakulam......... 247Gtalle...............308Goa...............1Guyomar.TheRt.Rev.JohnAlfred......xxxviHierarchyof India( The) .........iHyderabad............154InstitutionsforBrothersandCatechisis...346Institutionsf orNunsandLadyTcachers...347Jaffna...:... 311KafristanandKashmir........216Kandy...... 3L6Kottayam...... 273Co n t e n t s .Pa g eKrishnagar............127Kumbakonam............ 188Lahore...............212Lepicier, theMostKey.Alexis,H. M.......xxxLiterature(CatholicPeriodicals)... ...350LoyolaCollege,Madras.... .. ...xxxvi iMadras...............139Malacca...............194Mangalore............83Mannerofreceiving, etc..........viiiMarriages(Mixed) .........viiMeuleman,thekiteMostRev.Brice......xxxiMylapore............40Mysore...............199Nagpore............159Obituary(Cl erical ) .........446Patna...........131Pondicherry............171Poona...............93ProfessionofFaith.........j xPriests, Listof ............355Quilon...............231ReligiousOrrdersandSocieties......341Residences,Listof .........426Rulesof FastandAbstinence...viSeminaries............331Simla.............r.209SyrianCarmeliteCongregationinMalabar...290Syro-MalabarRite,ChurchesoEthe.....242Trichinopoly...,.. ......93Trichur............279Trineomalee...........320Tuticori n* ...........mVerapol y............219Vi zagapatam......165TheCatholicDirectoryofIndia,BurmaandCeylon,1925:SacredReturnsoftheyear1924.From1stOctober192sto30thSeptember1924.-------------Catholic Population.Pr i e s t s . Ba p t i s m s .03.a0g aa0u Marriages.H. Viaticums.Extreme Unction.Funerals.Remarks.From Europe, U.S.A.Others.MembOrdfSoci