Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chanda
| Eparchy of Chanda चांदा च्या बिशपच्या अधिकारातील प्रदेश | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nagpur |
| Metropolitan | Nagpur |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 32,233 km2 (12,445 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2009) 3,764,000 14,757 (0.4%) |
| Parishes | 6 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Rite | East Syrian Rite |
| Established | 26 February 1977 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Thomas the Apostle in Ballarpur |
| Patron saint | St Thomas the Apostle |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Mar George Alencherry |
| Bishop | Mar Vijay Anand Nedumpuram |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mar Abraham Viruthakulangara |
| Vicar General | Joy Puthussery |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chanda is an Eastern Catholic eparchy of the East Syrian Rite Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, located in India. It was created in 1977 by the Bull 'Nostra Ipsorum’ of Pope Paul VI, Januarius Palathuruthy CMI became the first bishop. On Thursday, 31 July 2014, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Mar Vijay Anand Nedumpuram, and appointed Mar Ephrem Nariculam of the Syro-Malabar Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly, who until now had been serving as Chaplain of the Syro-Malabar Community in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and also as Coordinator of Priestly Formation at a Seminary and as a Lecturer in Theology in the city.[1]
External links
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chanda
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chanda at Catholic-Hierarchy
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