Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam

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The Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam is a Roman Catholic eparchy (diocese) in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.

Contents 1 History of the Archeparchy 2 Bishops and Archbishops 3 Ministries of the Archeparchy of Kottayam 4 External links

[edit] History of the Archeparchy

The Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam was created in 1911. It was elevated to an eparchy by Pope Pius X in his Bull “Universi Christiani” in 1923 and to an archeparchy in 2005.

[edit] Bishops and Archbishops

• Mar Mathew Makil (1911 - 1914)
• Mar Alexander Choolaparampil (1914 - 1951)
• Mar Thomas Tharayil (1951 - 1974)
• Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry (1974 - 2006)
• Mar Mathew Moolakkattu (2006 - )

[edit] Ministries of the Archeparchy of Kottayam

• Educational

• Job Oriented

• Medical

• Welfare

• Social Service

• Media

[edit] External links

• Archeparchy of Kottayam
• Church bio
• Archeparchy of Kottayam at Catholic-Hierarchy