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Diocese of Gorakhpur | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Agra |
Statistics | |
Area | 19,070 km2 (7,360 sq mi) |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
Rite | East Syriac Rite |
Established | 19 June 1984 |
Cathedral | St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Gorakhpur |
Patron saint | Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Saint Joseph [ citation needed ] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Leo XIV |
Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
Bishop | Mathew Nellikunnel |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Raphy Manjaly |
Bishops emeritus | Dominic Kokkat Thomas Thuruthimattam |
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Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur |
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Gorakhpur is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in India, belonging to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. The eparchy was erected by Pope John Paul II in 1984 through the Bull "Ex quo Divinum Concilium". [1] Thomas Thuruthimattam was appointed bishop of Gorakhpur on 15 July 2006. He received his episcopal consecration on 1 October 2006 and assumed office on the same day.