Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Bathery

The Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Bathery is an eparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in Sulthan Bathery, in Kerala, India. Aboon Joseph Mar Thomas is the current bishop. The seat of the eparchy is at St. Thomas Syro-Malankara Catholic Cathedral in Sulthan Bathery.

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History

The eparchy of Bathery was erected in 1978. It is a suffragan eparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla.[1]

Current bishops

The Metropolitan of Bathery is Aboon Joseph Mar Thomas, appointed in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI.[1]

Statistics

As of 2008, the eparchy has an estimated 25,600 faithful, in 21 parishes and over 100 missions, with 89 diocesan priests, 12 religious priests, 12 religious brothers, 262 religious sisters, and 27 seminarians.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Eparchy of Battery (Malankarese)". catholic-hierarchy.org. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbatm.html. 
  2. ^ Ronald Roberson. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2008". Catholic Near East Welfare Association. http://www.cnewa.org/source-images/Roberson-eastcath-statistics/eastcatholic-stat08.pdf. Retrieved April 26, 2010.  Information sourced from Annuario Pontificio 2008 edition.
  3. ^ "Eparchy of Bathery". Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. http://www.catholicate.net/pro_epar_bathery.html. 

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