Saint Thomas Eparchy in Melbourne
| Saint Thomas Eparchy in Melbourne | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Rite church | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Country | Australia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Melbourne |
| Diocesan bishop | Bosco Puthur |
| Vicar General | Francise Kolencherry |
| founding | 2014 |
| surface | 7,692,024 km² |
| Residents | 24,314,833 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 50,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 0.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 5 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,941 |
| Friars | 12 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Syro-Malabar rite |
| cathedral | Holy Mary, Mother of God Cathedral |
| Website | syromalabar.org.au |
The Eparchia Saint Thomas in Melbourne ( Latin Eparchia Sancti Thomae Apostoli Melburnensis Syrorum-Malabarensium ) is an eparchy located in Australia of the Syro-Malabar Church with its seat in Melbourne, united with the Roman Catholic Church .
history
Pope Francis established the eparchy with the patronage of the Apostle Thomas and based in Melbourne on January 11, 2014 for the pastoral care of the estimated more than 30,000 Syro-Malabar Christians in Australia. The territory covers the entire Australian continent. Most of the Syro-Malabar Christians in Australia currently live in the area of the dioceses of Brisbane , Canberra , Darwin , Melbourne , Parramatta and Wollongong .
As the first bishop of the eparchy, Pope Francis appointed the previous curia bishop in the Grand Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly , Bosco Puthur .
Cathedral became the Church of Holy Mary, Mother of God in Melbourne.
See also
Web links
- Entry on Eparchy of Saint Thomas in Melbourne on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Eparchy Saint Thomas in Melbourne on gcatholic.org (English)
- EREZIONE DELL'EPARCHIA DI ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE OF MELBOURNE DEI SIRO-MALABARESI (AUSTRALIA) E NOMINA DEL PRIMO VESCOVO EPARCHIALE E DEL VISITATORE APOSTOLICO DEI SIRO-MALABARESI RESIDENTI IN NUOVA ZELANDA. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , January 11, 2014, accessed March 3, 2016 (Italian).