Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut

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Diocese of Calicut

Dioecesis Calicutensis

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Mother of God (Mater Dei) Cathedral, Calicut.jpg
Mother of God Cathedral, Calicut
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical province Verapoly
Statistics
Area12,505 km2 (4,828 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
10,061,127
38,092 (0.4%)
Parishes41
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
CathedralMother of God Cathedral in Kozhikode
Patron saint St Francis Xavier
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal
Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil
Vicar GeneralVery Rev. Dr. Jenson Puthenveettil
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Calicut (Latin : Dioecesis Calicuten(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese in India. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Verapoly but depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Contents

Its cathedral is Mother of God Cathedral, dedicated to Our Lady, in the episcopal see of Kozhikode (Calicut).

Statistics

As of 2015, it pastorally served 48,250 Catholics (0.6% of 8,059,057 total population) on 8,036 km² in 41 parishes and 3 missions with 132 priests (57 diocesan, 75 religious), 837 lay religious (127 brothers, 710 sisters) and 12 seminarians.

History

Ordinaries

Sl.NoOrdinaryDesignationYear of appointmentLast year of service
1Rt Rev. Dr Paul Perini S.JBishop19231932
2Rt Rev. Dr Leo Proserpio S.JBishop19321948
3Rt Rev. Dr Aldo Maria Patroni S.JBishop19481980
4Rt Rev. Dr Maxwell NoronhawasBishop19802002
5 Joseph Kalathiparambil Bishop20022011
6 Varghese Chakkalakal Bishop2011present

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