Metropolitan Tellicherry Rite Syro-Malabar Rite Area 12,543 km² Patron saint Thomas the Apostle Established 24 April 1999 | Parishes 52 Pope Francis Country India Schools 11 Parish 52 | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2012)
3,816,295
30,000 (0.8%) Cathedral Cathedral of St. Lawrence, Belthangady Ecclesiastical province Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry | ||
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Belthangady is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in Belthangady, India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was established in 1999 by Pope John Paul II's Bull "Cum Ampla". It is a suffragan diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry. Bishop of this diocese is Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhy.
References
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Belthangady Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA