Eparchy Idukki
| Eparchy Idukki | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly |
| Diocesan bishop | John Nellikunnel |
| founding | 2003 |
| surface | 3,000 km² |
| Parishes | 155 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 785,000 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 266,600 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 34% |
| Diocesan priest | 238 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 335 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 465 |
| Friars | 350 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 956 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Syro-Malabar |
| Liturgical language | Malayalam |
| cathedral | St George's Cathedral, |
| address | Bishop's House, Karimban, Manippara PO, Idukki-685602, Kerala, India |
| Website | http://www.idukkidiocese.org/ |
The Eparchy Idukki ( Latin Eparchia Idukkensis ; Malayalam ഇടുക്കി രൂപത Iṭukki Rūpata ) is an eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Church with its seat in Idukki in India, united with the Roman Catholic Church . It includes part of Idukki District .
history
Pope John Paul II established it with the Apostolic Constitution Maturescens Catholica on January 15, 2003 from cession of territory from the diocese of Kothamangalam and made it subordinate to the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly as a suffragan diocese . The first local ordinary was Mathew Anikuzhikattil , who was succeeded by John Nellikunnel in January 2018 .
Web links
- Entry on Eparchy Idukki on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Eparchy Idukki on gcatholic.org (English)