Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam is a Roman Catholic eparchy (diocese) in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.
History of the Archeparchy
The Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam was created in 1911. It was elevated to an eparchy by Pope Pius X in his Bull “Universi Christiani” in 1923 and to an archeparchy in 2005.
Bishops and Archbishops
*Mar Mathew Makil (1911 - 1914)
*Mar Alexander Choolaparampil (1914 - 1951)
*Mar Thomas Tharayil (1951 - 1974)
*Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry (1974 - 2006)
*Mar Mathew Moolakkattu (2006 - )
Ministries of the Archeparchy of Kottayam
* Educational
* Job Oriented
* Medical
* Welfare
* Social Service
* Media
External links
* [http://www.kottayamad.org/ Archeparchy of Kottayam]
* [http://www.thesyromalabarchurch.org/kottayam.htm Church bio]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkosm.html Archeparchy of Kottayam] at Catholic-Hierarchy
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