Eparchy Pathanamthitta
| Eparchy Pathanamthitta | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church |
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Grand Archbishopric of Trivandrum |
| Diocesan bishop | Samuel Irenios Kattukallil |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor |
| surface | 2,642 km² |
| Parishes | 100 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,280,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 38,800 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 3% |
| Diocesan priest | 74 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 485 |
| Friars | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 88 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral |
| Website | www.pathanamthittadiocese.com |
The Eparchy of Pathanamthitta ( lat. : Eparchia Pathanamthittensis ) is in India located eparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church based in Pathanamthitta , Kerala .
history
The Eparchy Pathanamthitta was founded on January 25, 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. built from the cession of territory by the Grand Archdiocese of Trivandrum and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese. The first bishop was Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor . He was followed by Samuel Irenios Kattukallil in June 2019 .
The Eparchy Pathanamthitta 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.
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Eparchy Pathanamthitta (English)
- Entry on Eparchy Pathanamthitta on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on Eparchy Pathanamthitta on gcatholic.org (English)