Eparchy Muvattupuzha
| Eparchy Muvattupuzha | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syrian-Malankan Church |
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archeparchy of Tiruvalla |
| Diocesan bishop | John Kochuthundil |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Abraham Youlios Kackanatt |
| surface | 29,151 km² |
| Parishes | 32 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 16,588,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 13,600 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 0.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 43 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 247 |
| Friars | 17 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 82 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| cathedral | St. Joseph Cathedral |
| Website | muvattupuzhadiocese.in |
The eparchy Muvattupuzha ( Latin Eparchia Muvattupuzhensis ) is in India located eparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church based in Muvattupuzha , district Ernakulam , Kerala .
history
The eparchy was established on January 15, 2003 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Communitates terrarum from cessions of territory of the Eparchy Tiruvalla and subordinated to the Archparchy Trivandrum as a suffragan diocese. On May 15, 2006, the Muvattupuzha Eparchy was subordinated to the Tiruvalla Archepark as a suffragan diocese.
The Muvattupuzha eparchy only covers the Syro-Malankar Catholics of the area. The Catholics of the Latin rite and the Syro-Malabar rite who also live there belong to other dioceses.
Bishops of the Muvattupuzha Eparchy
- Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal , 2003–2007, then Archbishop of Tiruvalla
- Abraham Youlios Kackanatt , 2007-2019
- John Kochuthundil , since 2019
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Eparchy Muvattupuzha (English)
- Entry on Eparchy Muvattupuzha on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry about the eparchy Muvattupuzha on www.gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Communitates terrarum , AAS 95 (2003), n.6, p. 380f.