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 BullUniversi 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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