Metropolitan Hyderabad Rite East Syrian Rite Area 16,210 km² Major archbishop George Alencherry Parish 32 | Parishes 32 Pope Francis Country India Established 23 June 1999 | |
Denomination Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Cathedral St Joseph’s Cathedral in Adilabad Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2012); 2,709,000; 14,547 (0.5%) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad | ||
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad was created by Pope John Paul II on July 23, 1999. The first bishop, Mar Joseph Kunnath, CMI, was ordained bishop on October 6, 1999 at which time the diocese also was inaugurated.
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