Belthangady diocese
| Belthangady diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Tellicherry Archeparchy |
| Diocesan bishop | Lawrence Mukkuzhy |
| founding | 1999 |
| surface | 12,543 km² |
| Parishes | 51 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Residents | 3,177,352 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics | 21,500 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| proportion of | 0.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 38 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 422 |
| Friars | 61 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious sisters | 170 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| rite | Syro-Malabar |
| Liturgical language | Malayalam |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Lawrence |
| address | Bishop's House, PO Belthangady-574214, Dhakshina Kannada Dt., Karnataka, India |
| Website | http://www.belthangadydiocese.com/ |
The Diocese of Belthangady ( Latin Dioecesis Belthangadiensis ) is a diocese of the Syro-Malabar Church with its seat in Belthangady in India, united with the Roman Catholic Church . Lawrence Mukkuzhy has been the local ordinary since its inception .
history
Pope John Paul II founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Cum ampla on April 24, 1999 from cession of territory to the Archeparchy of Tellicherry , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese.