Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum

Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum

The Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Trivandrum is an archeparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in Trivandrum, in Kerala, India. Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum and Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, currently presides. The seat of the eparchy is at St. Mary's Syro Malankara Catholic Cathedral in Pattom, Trivandrum,

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History

The Archeparchy of Trivandrum was erected in 1932. Its suffragan eparchies and exarchies are those of Marthandom, Mavelikara, Pathanamthitta, and Exarchate of the United States.[1]

Current bishops

The Metropolitan of Trivandrum is Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum and Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, appointed in 2007. Auxiliary Bishops Aboon Mor Samuel Irenios Kattukallil and Aboon Mor Thomas Antonios Valiyavilayil, O.I.C. were appointed in 2010.

Statistics

As of 2008, the archeparchy has an estimated 250,477 faithful, in 104 parishes, with 190 diocesan priests, 64 religious priests, 142 religious brothers, 721 religious sisters, and 89 seminarians.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Archeparchy of Trivandrum (Malankarese)". catholic-hierarchy.org. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtrml.html. 
  2. ^ Ronald Roberson. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2008". Catholic Near East Welfare Association. http://www.cnewa.org/source-images/Roberson-eastcath-statistics/eastcatholic-stat08.pdf. Retrieved April 26, 2010.  Information sourced from Annuario Pontificio 2008 edition.

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External links

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Archdioceses & Archeparchies
Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum | Archeparchy of Tiruvalla
Dioceses & Eparchies
Eparchy of Bathery | Exarchate of the United States | Eparchy of Pathanamthitta | Eparchy of Marthandom | Eparchy of Puthur | Eparchy of Mavelikara | Eparchy of Muvattupuzha

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