Eparchy Puthur
| Eparchy Puthur | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church |
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archeparchy of Tiruvalla |
| Diocesan bishop | George Kalayil |
| surface | 51,950 km² |
| Parishes | 24 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 2,700 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 15 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 117 |
| Friars | 8 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 19 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| cathedral | St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Noojibalthila |
The eparchy Puthur ( lat. : Eparchia Puthurensis ) is in India located eparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church based in Puthur , Kollam District , Kerala .
history
The eparchy was founded on January 25, 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. built from cessions of territory by the Battery Eparchy and subordinated to the Tiruvalla Archeparchy as a suffragan diocese. First Bishop was Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil .
The Puthur eparchy only includes 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 Puthur on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Eparchy Puthur on gcatholic.org (English)