Eparchy Bijnor
| Eparchy Bijnor | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Agra |
| Diocesan bishop | Vincent Nellaiparambil |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Gratian Mundadan CMI John Vadakel CMI |
| surface | 33,819 km² |
| Parishes | 36 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Residents | 10,712,980 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Catholics | 4,292 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| proportion of | 0% |
| Diocesan priest | 53 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Religious priest | 28 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 53 |
| Friars | 52 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Religious sisters | 212 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| rite | Syro-Malabar |
| cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.bijnordiocese.com |
The Eparchy Bijnor ( Latin Eparchia Biinorensis ) is an eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Church in India, united with the Roman Catholic Church . It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Agra .
The eparchy consists of the districts of Bijnor (excluding Dhampur ), Pauri Garhwal , Rudraprayag , Tehri Garhwal , Chamoli , Uttarkashi and parts of Haridwar .
history
On March 23, 1972, the Apostolic Exarchy Bijnor was established by the papal bull Beatorum Apostolorum from areas of the diocese of Meerut and handed over to the care of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate . On February 26, 1977, the elevation to eparchy took place by the papal bull Quae cum Romano Pontificatu . The former exarch Gratian Mundadan became the first bishop .
Bishops of the Bijnor Eparchy
- Gratian Mundadan CMI, 1972-2009
- John Vadakel CMI, 2009-2019
- Vincent Nellaiparambil , since 2019
Web links
- Entry about Eparchy Bijnor on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Bijnor Eparchy. Syro-Malabar Church , accessed November 1, 2019 .