Diocese of Satna
| Diocese of Satna | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bhopal |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Kodakallil |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Matthew Vaniakizhakel CV |
| founding | 1977 |
| surface | 45,147 km² |
| Parishes | 16 (2004) |
| Residents | 9,503,562 (2004) |
| Catholics | 2,707 (2004) |
| proportion of | 0% |
| Diocesan priest | 27 (2004) |
| Religious priest | 26 (2004) |
| Catholics per priest | 51 |
| Friars | 47 (2004) |
| Religious sisters | 144 (2004) |
| rite | Syro-Malabar |
| Website | http://satnadiocese.org/ |
The Diocese of Satna ( Latin Dioecesis Satnensis ) is a diocese of the Syro-Malabar Church, which is united with the Roman Catholic Church, with its seat in Satna in India . It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Bhopal .
history
On July 29, 1968, the Satna Apostolic Exarchate was established from parts of the Jabalpur diocese and Abraham D. Mattam became its exarch . When the Exarchate became a diocese in 1977, Mattam became a bishop. In 1999 he was replaced as bishop by Matthew Vaniakizhakel .
Bishops of Satna
- Abraham D. Mattam CV (1968–1999) (until 1977 Exarch )
- Matthew Vaniakizhakel CV (1999-2014)
- Joseph Kodakallil (since 2015)