Eparchy of Thamarassery | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan | Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry |
| Headquarters | Thamarassery |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,893 km2 (2,275 sq mi) |
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| Denomination | Catholic |
| Rite | Syro-Malabar |
| Cathedral | Mary Matha Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Major Archbishop | Raphael Thattil |
| Bishop | Remigiose Inchananiyil |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Pamplany |
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The Eparchy of Thamarassery is an Syro-Malabar Catholic Church eparchy in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Created on 28 April 1986, it Is under the Province of Tellicherry, and governed by the Major Archbishop of Erankulam-Angamaly and the synod of all bishops of the sui iuris Church, both within and outside India.
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The eparchy has several important churches, foremost being Saint Thomas Forane Church Koorachudu, and Sacred Heart Forane Church Thiruvambady.
The current eparch is Remigiose Inchananiyil, until then eparchy secretary and chancellor, and judge of the major archiepiscopal tribunal, appointed on Monday, 18 January 2010 by the Syro-Malabar Synod of Bishops’ meeting at Mount Saint Thomas (with the assent of the Holy See). He was consecrated on 8 April 2010.
