Territory Palakkad district Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Country India Bishop Peter Abir Antonisamy Secular priests 32 | Parishes 21 Sui iuris church Latin Church Area 4,466 km² Schools 21 Metropolitan archbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil | |
Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2013)
4,260,435
30,975 (0.7%) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly | ||
Roman Catholic Diocese of Sultanpet (Latin: Dioecesis Sultanpetensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese consisting of Palakkad district, Kerala, India erected from the division of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore and Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut, and a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly. Rev. Peter Abir Antonisamy clergy of Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore was appointed as its first bishop. The parish church of San Sebastian, located in Sultanpet in the city of Palaghat, is the cathedral of this diocese. At the time of its erection it was the 31st Roman Catholic diocese in Kerala and 167th in India. The diocese is almost coterminus with the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat.
Parish Council Members
Vicar General : Rev Fr. A.S.Madhalai Muthu Parish President : Rev Fr. A.S.Madhalai Muthu Vice President : John Joseph.E Secretary : Christopher.W Joint secretary : Lawrence.AReferences
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