Eparchy of Mananthavady
| Eparchy of Mananthavady | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Tellicherry Archeparchy |
| Diocesan bishop | José Porunnedom |
| founding | 1973 |
| surface | 48,250 km² |
| Parishes | 157 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 10,000,000 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 166,000 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 1.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 212 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 150 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 459 |
| Friars | 304 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 1,427 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Syro-Malabar |
| Liturgical language | Malayalam |
| cathedral | St Joseph's Cathedral |
| address | PB 1, Mananthavady- 670645, Wayanad Dt., Kerala, Inde |
| Website | www.diocesemdy.org |
The Eparchy Mananthavady ( Latin Eparchia Manantoddiensis ) is an eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Church with its seat in Mananthavady in India, united with the Roman Catholic Church .
history
Pope Paul VI founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Quanta Gloria on March 1, 1973 from cession of territory of the Tellicherry eparchy , it was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly as a suffragan diocese.
On December 4, 1975 it received part of the territory of the Tellicherry eparchy and on May 18, 1995 it became part of the ecclesiastical province of the Tellicherry archepark.
She lost part of the territory on August 29, 1997 to the Bhadravathi eparchy and on January 15, 2010 another part to the Mandya eparchy .
Bishops of Mananthavady
- Jacob Thoomkuzhy (March 1, 1973 - May 18, 1995, then Bishop of Thamarasserry )
- Emmanuel Pothanamuzhy CMI (November 11, 1996 - April 6, 2003, died)
- José Porunnedom , since March 18, 2004
Web links
- Entry on Eparchy Mananthavady on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry about the Eparchy Mananthavady on Giga-Catholic (English)