Diocese of Punalur
| Diocese of Punalur | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Trivandrum |
| Diocesan bishop | Selvister Ponnumuthan |
| Vicar General | Felix Arickaruparampil |
| founding | 1985 |
| surface | 5,072 km² |
| Parishes | 42 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 3,445,524 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 30,862 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 0.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 42 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 32 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 417 |
| Friars | 63 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 267 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.punalurdiocese.org/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Punalur ( Lat. : Dioecesis Punalurensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Punalur .
history
The diocese was established on December 21, 1985 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Verba Christi from cessions of territory from the diocese of Quilon and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Verapoly as a suffragan . On June 17, 2004, the diocese of Punalur was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Trivandrum as a suffragan.
territory
The diocese includes the district Pathanamthitta and some taluks in the districts of Alappuzha and Kollam in the state of Kerala .
Bishops of Punalur
- Mathias Kappil , 1985-2005
- Joseph Kariyil , 2005–2009, then Bishop of Cochin
- Selvister Ponnumuthan , since 2009
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Verba Christi , AAS 78 (1986), n.5, pp. 404f.