Faridabad Eparchy
| Faridabad Eparchy | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Country | India |
| Diocesan bishop | Kuriakose Bharanikulangara |
| Auxiliary bishop | Jose Puthenveettil |
| founding | 2012 |
| surface | 950,000 km² |
| Parishes | 23 (2013) |
| Catholics | 120,000 (2013) |
| Diocesan priest | 22 (2013) |
| Religious priest | 22 (2013) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,727 |
| Friars | 72 (2013) |
| Religious sisters | 150 (2013) |
| rite | Syro-Malabar |
| Liturgical language | Malayalam |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King |
| Website | http://faridabaddiocese.in |
The eparchy Faridabad is in India located eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Church , based in Faridabad .
history
The Faridabad Eparchy was founded on March 6, 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. built. The first bishop was Kuriakose Bharanikulangara with the personal title of archbishop. The eparchy extends in the greater Delhi area over several jurisdictions of the Latin rite and includes the territory of the capital Delhi , the states of Haryana , Punjab and Himachal Pradesh , the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as well as the districts of Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad of the state of Uttar Pradesh . It has an area of around 950,000 km², on which about 120,000 Syro-Malabar Catholics live.
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- ↑ Annuario Pontificio 2014
- ↑ George Cardinal Alencherry : Announcement. (PDF) Major Archbishopric Ernakulam-Angamaly , March 6, 2012, accessed on December 20, 2017 (English, announcement by Major Archbishop George Cardinal Alencherry).