Diocese of Palghat
| Diocese of Palghat | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Trichur |
| Diocesan bishop | Jacob Manathodath |
| Auxiliary bishop | Peter Kochupuruckal (appointed) |
| founding | 1974 |
| surface | 4,480 km² |
| Parishes | 89 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,855,000 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 58,900 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 2.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 124 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 62 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 317 |
| Friars | 69 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 1.112 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Syro-Malabar |
| Liturgical language | Malayalam |
| cathedral | St Raphael's Cathedral |
| Website | www.palghatdiocese.org |
The diocese of Palghat ( Latin Dioecesis Palghatensis ) is a diocese of the Syro-Malabar Church, united with the Roman Catholic Church, with its seat in Palghat in India .
history
Pope Paul VI It was erected with the Apostolic Constitution Apostolico requirente on June 27, 1974 from cession of territory to 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. It lost part of the territory on January 15, 2010 to the Ramanathapuram eparchy .
Bishops of Palghat
- Joseph Irimpen (June 27, 1974 - December 1, 1994, retired)
- Jacob Manathodath (since November 11, 1996)
See also
Web links
- Entry for the diocese of Palghat on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the diocese of Palghat on gcatholic.org (English)