Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Faridabad

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Eparchy of Faridabad
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Location
CountryIndia
TerritoryNCT of Delhi, States of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and parts of Uttar Pradesh, UTs of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, and Chandigarh.
Ecclesiastical province Ernakulam–Angamaly
Metropolitan Mar Raphael Thattil
Coordinates 28°38′35″N77°11′21″E / 28.64311700°N 77.18924530°E / 28.64311700; 77.18924530
Statistics
Area950,000 km2 (370,000 sq mi)
Population
  • (as of 2019)
  • 164,934
Parishes44 missions
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Syro-Malabar Church
Rite East Syriac Rite
EstablishedMarch 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)
Cathedral Kristuraja Cathedral, Faridabad
Patron saint Thomas the Apostle
Secular priests 118
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Major ArchbishopMar Raphael Thattil
ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ ܘܬܲܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܗܸܢܕܘܿ ܡܵܪܲܢ ܡܵܪܝ ܪܲܦܵܐܹܝܠ ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ
Bishop Mar Kuriakose Bharanikulangara
Auxiliary BishopsMar Jose Puthenveettil
Vicar GeneralFr.Joseph Odanat
Website
faridabaddiocese.in

The Eparchy of Faridabad is a diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Faridabad, a city in Haryana, India. Erected on 6 March 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI it serves around 150,000 Syro-Malabar Catholics in the North India. [1] [2] Its first and current eparch is Mar Kuriakose Bharanikulangara, with the personal title of archbishop. [1] The eparch resides in Faridabad, where the Kristuraja Cathedral (Christ the King Cathedral) is located. [3]

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The eparchy has a size of 950,000 km2, spreads over several jurisdictions of Latin Church Catholic dioceses and covers the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the States of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, the Union Territories of Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh, as well as the Districts of Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad (part of the State of Uttar Pradesh). [4]

Past and present ordinaries

OrdinaryDesignationYear of appointmentLast year of service
Kuriakose Bharanikulangara Archbishop2012present
Jose Puthenveettil Auxiliary bishop2019present

Causes for canonisation

References

  1. 1 2 "Erezione dell'Eparchia di Faridabad dei Siro-Malabaresi (India) e Nomina del Primo Eparca" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "New Syro-Malabar diocese to be based in Faridabad". The Hindu . 7 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "A new Syro- Malabar Eparchy in the region of Delhi". Conference of Religious India Bulletin. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Announcement of His Beatitude Mar George Cardinal Alencherry Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church" (PDF). The Syro-Malabar Archiepiscopal Curia. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sister Fidelis is Servant of God" [സിസ്റ്റര്‍ ഫിദേലിസ് തളിയത്ത് ഇനി ദൈവദാസി]. sundayshalom. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.


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