Eparchy Parassala
| Eparchy Parassala | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church |
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Grand Archbishopric of Trivandrum |
| Diocesan bishop | Thomas Naickamparampil |
| founding | 5th August 2017 |
| Parishes | 95 (2017) |
| Residents | 952,500 (2017) |
| Catholics | 30,750 (2017) |
| proportion of | 3.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 22 (2017) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,398 |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| cathedral | St. Mary Malankara Cathedral |
The eparchy Parassala is in India located eparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church , headquartered in Parassala , Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala .
history
The Eparchy Parassala was established on August 5, 2017 by Pope Francis from cession of territory to the Grand Archdiocese of Trivandrum and subordinated to it as a suffragan diocese. The first bishop was Thomas Naickamparampil .
The Parassala eparchy only records 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.
See also
Web links
- Entry on Eparchy Parassala on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 6, 2017.
- Entry on Eparchy Parassala on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Dalle Chiese Orientali. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , August 5, 2017, accessed August 5, 2017 (Italian).