Archdiocese of Trichur
| Archdiocese of Trichur | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Country | India |
| Diocesan bishop | Andrews Thazhath |
| Auxiliary bishop | Tony Neelankavil |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jacob Thoomkuzhy |
| founding | 1887 |
| surface | 2,000 km² |
| Parishes | 227 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 3,081,312 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 436,736 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 14.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 345 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 265 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 716 |
| Friars | 426 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 3,167 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Chaldean rite |
| Liturgical language | Syrian |
| cathedral | Our Lady of Lourdes Metropolitan Cathedral |
| Website | trichurarchdiocese.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Irinjalakuda Diocese of Palghat Eparchy Ramanathapuram |
The Archdiocese of Trichur ( Latin Archidioecesis Trichuriensis ) is in India located archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church , headquartered in Trichur , Kerala .
history
The Archdiocese of Trichur was on May 20, 1887 by Pope Leo XIII. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Quod iam pridem as the Apostolic Vicariate of Trichur . Trichur and Kottayam were the first districts established for the Catholic Thomas Christians of the Chaldean rite, but initially under Latin titular bishops. In 1896 local people were appointed Vicars Apostolic; on December 21, 1923, the orderly hierarchy of the Catholic Thomas Christians was restored and the Apostolic Vicariate Trichur of Pope Pius XI. with the Apostolic Constitution Romani Pontifices raised to eparchy , whereby it was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Ernakulam as a suffragan diocese. The Trichur eparchy gave up parts of its territory on June 27, 1974 to establish the diocese of Palghat . Another assignment of territory took place on June 22, 1978 to establish the diocese of Irinjalakuda .
The Eparchy Trichur was elevated to an archbishopric on May 18, 1995 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Ad augendum spirituale .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Trichur
- Adolph Edwin Medlycott , 1887-1896
- Giovanni Menachery , 1896-1919
- Francis Vazhapilly , 1921-1923
Bishops of the Trichur Eparchy
- Francis Vazhapilly, 1923-1942
- George Alapatt , 1944-1970
- Joseph Kundukulam , 1970-1995
Archbishops of Trichur
- Joseph Kundukulam, 1995-1996
- Jacob Thoomkuzhy , 1996-2007
- Andrews Thazhath , since 2007
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Trichur (English)
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Trichur on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Ad augendum spirituale , AAS 87 (1995), n.11, pp. 984f.