Roman Catholic Diocese of Kuzhithurai

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Diocese of Kuzhithurai

Kuzhithuraien(sis)
Location
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Ecclesiastical province Madurai
Statistics
Area915 km2 (353 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

855,485
364,222 (42.57%)
Parishes100
Information
Rite Roman Rite
Established22 December 2014
CathedralHoly Trinity Cathedral, Thirithuvapuram
Secular priests 131
LanguageTamil
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop-electAlbert George Alexander Anastas
Metropolitan Archbishop Antony Pappusamy
Bishops emeritus Jerome Dhas Varuvel
Website
http://kuzhithuraidiocese.in

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kuzhithura is a diocese located in Tamil Nadu. It was erected on 22 December 2014 by Pope Francis with territory taken from the Diocese of Kottar. He appointed Fr. Jerome Dhas Varuvel as the first bishop of the diocese. [1] [2]

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Due to health reasons Bishop Jerome submitted his resignation to Pope Francis which was accepted on 6 June 2020. Simultaneously, Pope Francis appointed the Metropolitan Archbishop of Madurai, Antony Pappusamy, as Apostolic Administrator of the diocese of Kuzhithura. [3]

Bifurcation of the diocese of Kottar had been a long-standing demand of the people of the region. 100 Parishes from Thiruthuvapuram and Mulagumoodu vicariates of Kottar diocese were put under the administrative control of Kuzhithurai diocese. [4] Prior to this bifurcation, Kottar diocese had been one of the largest in India with over 500000 Catholics. [5]

Churches

Mulagumoodu Vicariate Parishes

Thiruthuvapuram Vicariate Parishes

Schools

See also

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Pope creates Diocese of Kuzhithurai in India". Vatican Radio. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. Bishop Jerome Dhas Varuvel retires
  4. "Kottar Diocese bifurcated". The Hindu. 23 December 2014.
  5. "Don Bosco India -".

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