Eparchy of Belthangady ബെൽത്തങ്ങാടി രൂപത | |
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 St. Lawrence Cathedral Church, Belthangady | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archeparchy of Tellicherry |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Tellicherry |
| Coordinates | 12°58′52.0″N75°17′01.2″E / 12.981111°N 75.283667°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,543 km2 (4,843 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 52 |
| Schools | 11 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Rite | East Syriac Rite |
| Established | 24 April 1999 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Lawrence, Belthangady |
| Patron saint | Mar Thoma Sliha |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Mar Leo XIV |
| Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
| Bishop | Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhy |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mar Joseph Pamplany |
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| Diocese of Belthangady | |
The Eparchy of Belthangady is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in Belthangady, India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was established in 1999 by Pope John Paul II's bull "Cum Ampla". It is a suffragan diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry. The bishop of this diocese is Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhy. This diocese had been established for the Syro-Malabar Christians of three districts in Karnataka, namely Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Udupi.
