Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Gorakhpur

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Diocese of Gorakhpur
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Location
CountryFlag of India.svg India
Ecclesiastical province Agra
Statistics
Area19,070 km2 (7,360 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2009)
  • 17,200,635
  • 3,230 (0.0%)
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Rite East Syriac Rite
Established19 June 1984
CathedralSt. Joseph’s Cathedral in Gorakhpur
Patron saint Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Saint Joseph [ citation needed ]
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Major ArchbishopMar Raphael Thattil
Bishop Mathew Nellikunnel
Metropolitan Archbishop Raphy Manjaly
Bishops emeritus Dominic Kokkat
Thomas Thuruthimattam
Map
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Website
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.

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References

  1. "About Us | Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur". www.gorakhpurdiocese.in. Retrieved 20 June 2025.