Diocese of Kannur
Diocese of Kannur | |
Basic data | |
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Country | India |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Verapoly |
Diocesan bishop | Alex Joseph Vadakumthala |
founding | 1998 |
surface | 4,998 km² |
Parishes | 57 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Residents | 2,874,064 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics | 54,652 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
proportion of | 1.9% |
Diocesan priest | 54 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious priest | 72 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 434 |
Friars | 107 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 544 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Website | http://www.kannurdiocese.com |
The Diocese of Kannur ( Latin Dioecesis Kannurensis , English Diocese of Kannur ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in India . It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Verapoly .
history
The diocese of Kannur was established on November 5, 1998 from areas of the diocese of Calicut .
Bishops of Kannur
-
Varghese Chakkalakal , 1998–2012, then Bishop of Calicut
- Varghese Chakkalakal , (2012-2014) ( Apostolic Administrator )
- Alex Joseph Vadakumthala , since 2014