Diocese of Alleppey
| Diocese of Alleppey | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Trivandrum |
| Diocesan bishop | James Raphael Anaparambil |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Stephen Athipozhiyil |
| founding | 1952 |
| surface | 333 km² |
| Parishes | 49 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 795,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 175,269 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 22% |
| Diocesan priest | 107 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 25 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,328 |
| Friars | 78 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 486 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Mount Carmel Cathedral |
| Website | www.dioceseofalleppey.com |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alleppey ( lat. : Dioecesis Alleppeyensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Alappuzha (Alleppey).
history
The Diocese of Alleppey was on June 19, 1952 by Pope Pius XII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Ea Redemptoris from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Cochin and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Verapoly as a suffragan . On June 17, 2004, the Diocese of Alleppey was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Trivandrum as a suffragan.
territory
The diocese covers the Alleppey district Alappuzha in the state of Kerala .
Bishops of Alleppey
- Michael Arattukulam , 1952-1984
- Peter Michael Chenaparampil , 1984-2001
- Stephen Athipozhiyil , 2001-2019
- James Raphael Anaparambil , since 2019
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Alleppey (English)
- Entry for Diocese of Alleppey on catholic-hierarchy.org