Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Muvattupuzha

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Eparchy of Muvattupuzha

Eparchia Muvattupuzhensis
Location
CountryIndia
Statistics
Parishes70
Schools32
Members14,000
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris church Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Rite Malankara Rite
Established2003
Archdiocese Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla
CathedralSt. Joseph's Cathedral Muvattupuzha
Patron saintMother Mary
Secular priests 57
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Major Archbishop Baselios Cleemis
BishopYoohanon Mor Theodosius
Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas Koorilos
Bishops emeritus Abraham Julios

Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Muvattupuzha is an eparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India. The seat of the eparchy is at St. Joseph's Syro-Malankara Catholic Cathedral in Muvattupuzha. It is a suffragan of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla. [1]

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History

The eparchy of Muvattupuzha was erected in 2003 bifurcating the Archeparchy of Tiruvalla.

Bishops

  1. Thomas Mar Koorilos (2003–2007)
  2. Abraham Mar Julios (2008–2019)
  3. Yoohanon Mar Theodosius (from 2019)

References

  1. "Muvattupuzha Diocese". Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

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