Ramanathapuram eparchy
| Ramanathapuram eparchy | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| 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 .