Roman Catholic Diocese of Neyyattinkara

Diocese of Neyyattinkara Dioecesis Neyyattinkaraensis നെയ്യാറ്റിൻകര രൂപത
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Trivandrum
Metropolitan	Trivandrum
Statistics
Area	1,497 km2 (578 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,334,865 128,730 (9.6%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Latin rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Neyyattinkara
Patron saint	Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Vincent Samuel
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thomas J. Netto
Vicar General	G. Christudas [1]
Episcopal Vicars	V.P. Jose
Judicial Vicar	D. Selvarajan [1]
Website
neyyattinkaradiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Neyyattinkara (Latin : Neyyattinkaraen(sis)) is a diocese located in the town of Neyyattinkara in the ecclesiastical province of Trivandrum in India.

History

• 14 June 1996: Established as Diocese of Neyyattinkara from the Diocese of Trivandrum

The majority of the population of Neyyattinkara Roman Catholic Diocese belong to major ethnic group of Nadar Community. The Holy Throne has established the Diocese of Neyyattinkara for the exclusive evangelisation of the area, progress and preservation of the Latin Catholic Minority.

Leadership

• Bishops of Neyyattinkara Roman Rite(Latin)
  • Bishop Vincent Samuel (14 June 1996 – present)

Saints and causes for canonisation

• Servant of God Fr. Adeodatus (Muthiyavila Valiyachan) ^[2]

Diocesan Officials

S.No	Name	Designation
1.	Most. Rev. Msgr. Dr. Thomas J. Netto	Metropolitan Archbishop
2.	Rt. Rev. Dr. Vincent Samuel S.T.D.	Bishop
3.	Rt. Rev. Msgr. G. Christudas	Vicar General
4.	Very Rev. Msgr. D. Selvarajan	Judicial Vicar, Regional Co-ordinator
5.	Rev. Dr. Jose Raphael	Chancellor
6.	Very Rev. Msgr. V.P. Jose	Coordinator of Ministries
7.	Very Rev. Msgr. Rufus Pius Lean	Regional Co-ordinator
8.	Very Rev. Msgr. Vincent K Peter	Regional Co-ordinator
9.	Very Rev. Msgr. Alphonse Ligouri	Episcopal Vicar for Finance
10.	Rev. Fr. Alosious Sathyanesan S	Secretary of Senate
11.	Very Rev. Fr. Sabu Varghese	Finance Officer
12.	Rev. Fr. Chistopher Yasaya	Procurator
13.	Rev. Fr. Sujin S. Johnson	Secretary to the Bishop

References

1. "Diocesan Officials". Diocese of Neyyattinkara. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
2. "Bishop Maria Benziger, Adeodatus made Servants of God". Deccan Chronicle. 21 October 2018.

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}

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