Gorakhpur Eparchy
| Gorakhpur Eparchy | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Agra |
| Diocesan bishop | Thomas Thuruthimatt at CST |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Dominic Kokkat CST |
| Vicar General | Cherian Puthussery CST |
| founding | 1984 |
| surface | 19,070 km² |
| Parishes | 31 (2006) |
| Residents | 17,125,000 (2006) |
| Catholics | 3,139 (2006) |
| proportion of | 0% |
| Diocesan priest | 33 (2006) |
| Religious priest | 25 (2006) |
| Catholics per priest | 54 |
| Friars | 33 (2006) |
| Religious sisters | 176 (2006) |
| rite | Syro-Malabar |
| cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.dioceseofgorakhpur.org/ |
The Eparchy Gorakhpur ( Latin Eparchia Gorakhpurensis ) 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 is based in the city of Gorakhpur and includes the districts of Gorakhpur , Maharajganj , Deoria , Basti and Siddharthnagar in the northeast of the state of Uttar Pradesh .
history
The eparchy was established on June 19, 1984 by the papal bull Ex quo Divinum Concilium by Pope John Paul II from areas of the diocese of Varanasi . Dominic Kokkat , a member of the Little Flower Congregation , became the first bishop . The members of this congregation have been active in this region since 1970. When Bishop Kokkat resigned from office due to old age, his friar Thomas Thuruthimattam became the new bishop of Gorakhpur.
Bishops of Gorakhpur
- 1984-2006 Dominic Kokkat CST
- since 2006 Thomas Thuruthimatt at CST