Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Calicut
latin= Dioecesis Calicutensis
country= India| metropolitan=Verapoly
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Mother of God Cathedral, Kozhikode
cocathedral =
area= 12,505
population= 8,831,557
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 35,123
catholics_percent= 0.4
bishop= Joseph (Joy) Kalathiparambil
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut/Kozhikode (Latin: " Calicuten(sis)") is a diocese located in the city of Calicut in the Ecclesiastical province of Verapoly in India.
History
* June 12, 1923: Established as Diocese of Calicut from the Diocese of Coimbatore, Diocese of Mangalore and Diocese of Mysore
Leadership
* Bishops of Calicut (Roman rite)
** Bishop Joseph Kalathiparambil (April 19, 2002 – present)
** Bishop Maxwell Valentine Noronha (June 7, 1980 – April 19, 2002)
** Bishop Aldus Maria Patroni, S.J. (April 8, 1948 – June 7, 1980)
** Bishop Leone Proserpio, S.J. (December 2, 1937 – September 8, 1945)
** Bishop Paolo Charles Perini, S.J. (June 12, 1923 – June 28, 1932)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/cali1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dclct.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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