Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Belthangady

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Diocese of Belthangady

വെളുത്തങ്ങാടി രൂപത
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St. Lawrence Cathedral Church, Belthangady
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Location
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Ecclesiastical province Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry
Metropolitan Tellicherry
Coordinates 12°58′52.0″N75°17′01.2″E / 12.981111°N 75.283667°E / 12.981111; 75.283667
Statistics
Area12,543 km2 (4,843 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
3,816,295
30,000 (0.8%)
Parishes52
Schools11
Information
Rite Syro-Malabar Rite
Established24 April 1999
CathedralCathedral of St. Lawrence, Belthangady
Patron saint Saint Thomas
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Major ArchbishopMar Raphael Thattil
Bishop Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhy
Metropolitan Archbishop Mar George Valiamattam
Vicar GeneralJoseph Valiaparambil
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Diocese of Belthangady

The Syro-Malabar Catholic 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 Lawrence Mukkuzhy. This diocese had been established for the Syro-Malabar Christians of three districts in Karnataka, namely Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Udupi.

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