Population- Catholics (as of 2014)87,600 Rite East Syrian Rite Auxiliary bishop Joy Alappat Parish 35 | Parishes 35 Auxiliary Bishops Joy Alappat Established 13 March 2001 | |
Cathedral Mar Thoma Shleeha Syro-Malabar Catholic Cathedral Ecclesiastical province Eastern Catholic Eparchies Immediately Subject to the Holy See | ||
The St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chicago is an Eastern Catholic eparchy for Syro-Malabar Catholics in the United States. The eparchy, established in 2001, is one of the three eparchies of the Syro-Malabar Church outside India, and it has jurisdiction over Syro-Malabar Catholics in the entire US. It is based in Chicago, Illinois.
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Bishop
The first and current bishop of the eparchy is Mar Jacob Angadiath, appointed by Pope John Paul II in 2001. He is also the permanent Apostolic Visitator to Syro-Malabar Catholics in Canada.
Parishes and missions
The eparchy's cathedral can be found in Bellwood, Illinois. The Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral (Saint Thomas the Apostle Cathedral) is a parish with almost 1000 families and is seat to the bishop. Their cathedral was dedicated on July 5, 2008.
There are an estimated 87,600 Syro-Malabar Catholics following this rite in the United States. Some of the parishes and missions are dedicated to the pastoral care of faithful of the Knanaya Catholics, under the pastoral guidance of Knanaya priests. The eparchy includes 35 parishes and 43 missions. Congregations are located in the following states and provinces: