Ramanathapuram eparchy
Ramanathapuram eparchy | |
Basic data | |
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Rite church | Syro-Malabar Church |
Country | India |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archeparchy of Trichur |
Diocesan bishop | Paul Alappatt |
founding | 2010 |
Catholics | 10,953 ( 2017 ) |
rite | Syro-Malabar |
Liturgical language | Malayalam |
cathedral | Holy Trinity Cathedral |
address | Bishop's House, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Ramanathapuram, Trichy Road, Coimbatore, 641045, Tarmil Nadu, India |
Website | http://www.idukkidiocese.org/ |
The Eparchy Ramanathapuram is an eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Church, united with the Roman Catholic Church, with its seat in Ramanathapuram in India . The local ordinary has been Paul Alappatt since it was founded .
history
Pope Benedict XVI founded it on January 15, 2010 from cession of territory by the diocese of Palghat and made it subject to the Archeparchy Trichur as a suffragan diocese .