Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum
: "For the Archdiocese in the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church see Syro-Malankara Archdiocese of Trivandrum
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Trivandrum
latin=Archidioecesis Trivandrensis Latinorum
country= India
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Thiruvanathapuram
cocathedral =
area= 686
population= 1,857,112
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 236,894
catholics_percent= 12.8
bishop= Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum/Thiruvananthapuram {Latin: " Trivandren(sis) Latinorum"} is an archdiocese located in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in India.
History
* July 1, 1937: Established as the Diocese of Trivandrum from the Diocese of Quilon
* June 3, 2004: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trivandrum
Leadership
* Archbishops of Trivandrum (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam (June 3, 2004 – present)
* Bishops of Trivandrum (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam (later Archbishop) (January 31, 1991 – June 3, 2004)
** Bishop Benedict Jacob Acharuparambil, O.F.M. Cap. (August 3, 1979 – January 31, 1991)
** Bishop Peter B. Pereira (October 1, 1966 – June 13, 1978)
** Bishop Vincent Victor Dereere, O.C.D. (July 1, 1937 – October 24, 1966)
uffragan Dioceses
* Alleppey
* Neyyattinkara
* Punalur
* Quilon
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/triv1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtrvn.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.latinarchdiocesetrivandrum.org/ Archdiocese website]
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