Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Belthangady
Diocese of Belthangady ബെൽത്തങ്ങാടി രൂപത | |
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![]() St. Lawrence Cathedral Church, Belthangady | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry |
Metropolitan | Tellicherry |
Coordinates | 12°58′52.0″N 75°17′01.2″E / 12.981111°N 75.283667°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,543 km2 (4,843 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 3,816,295 30,000 (0.8%) |
Parishes | 52 |
Schools | 11 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Syro-Malabar Church |
Rite | Syro-Malabar Rite |
Established | 24 April 1999 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Lawrence, Belthangady |
Patron saint | Saint Thomas |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
Bishop | Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhy |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Mar Joseph Pamplani |
Vicar General | Joseph Valiaparambil |
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Website | |
Diocese of Belthangady |
The 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. The bishop of this diocese is Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhy. This diocese had been established for the Syro-Malabar Christians of three districts in Karnataka, namely Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Udupi.
See also
[edit]- Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi
- Deanery of Belthangady
- Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puttur
- Most Holy Redeemer Church, Belthangady
- Monsignor Ambrose Madtha
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Diocese of Belthangady Archived 31 October 2001 at the Wayback Machine
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Belthangady at Catholic-Hierarchy.org