Diocese of Irinjalakuda
| Diocese of Irinjalakuda | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Trichur |
| Diocesan bishop | Pauly Kannookadan |
| founding | 1978 |
| surface | 1,180 km² |
| Parishes | 129 (2009) |
| Residents | 1,275,343 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 262,982 (2009) |
| proportion of | 20.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 198 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 64 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1.004 |
| Friars | 124 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 2,398 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Syro-Malabar |
| Liturgical language | Malayalam |
| cathedral | St. Thomas Cathedral |
| address | Catholic Bishop's House, PO Box 59, Irinjalakuda 680121, Kerala, India |
| Website | www.irinjalakudadiocese.com |
The diocese of Irinjalakuda ( Latin Dioecesis Irinialakudensis ) is a diocese of the Syro-Malabar Church, united with the Roman Catholic Church, with its seat in Irinjalakuda in India . It covers part of the Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala .
history
Pope Paul VI founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Trichuriensis eparchiae on June 22, 1978 from cession of territory of the Eparchy Trichur ; it was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly as a suffragan diocese.
On May 18, 1995 it became part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archeparchy of Trichur.
Bishops of Irinjalakuda
- James Pazhayattil (June 22, 1978 - January 15, 2010, retired)
- Pauly Kannookadan (since January 15, 2010)
See also
Web links
- Entry for the diocese of Irinjalakuda on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the diocese of Irinjalakuda on gcatholic.org (English)