Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago
| Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Rite church | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Country | United States |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Jacob Angadiath |
| Auxiliary bishop | Joy Alappat |
| founding | 2001 |
| surface | 9,629,091 km² |
| Parishes | 16 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 308,241,000 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 166,000 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 0.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 21 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,545 |
| Friars | 1 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 12 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Syro-Malabar |
| Liturgical language | Malayalam |
| cathedral | Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral Church |
| address | 3009 S. 49th Avenue, Cicero, IL 60804 |
| Website | www.stthomasdiocese.org |
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago ( Latin Eparchia Sancti Thomae Apostoli Chicagiensis Syrorum-Malabarensium ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church Uniate Syro-Malabar Church , located in Cicero in the United States . The local ordinary has been Jacob Angadiath since the foundation , who is also the permanent Apostolic Visitator of the Syro-Malabar Catholics in Canada .
history
With the Apostolic Constitution Congregatio on March 13, 2001, Pope John Paul II founded the first eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church outside India.
Several Knananite parishes are organized in the diocese.
Web links
- Entry on Eparchy Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Syro-Malabar Diocese of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago on gcatholic.org (English)
Cathedral : Mar Thoma Sleeha in Belwood, Illinois