Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla
| Archdiocese of Tiruvalla Tiruvallensis | |
|---|---|
 St. John's Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tiruvalla |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 5555000 37486 (0.7%) |
| Parishes | 133 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Syro-Malankara Rite |
| Established | 11 June 1932 |
| Cathedral | St. John's Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 137 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Mar Koorilos |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Philipos Stephanos Thottathil |
| Website | |
| tiruvallaarchdiocese.org | |
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla is an archeparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in Tiruvalla, in Kerala, India. Metropolitan Archbishop Aboon Mor Thomas Koorilos currently presides. The seat of the eparchy is at St. John's Syro-Malankara Catholic Cathedral in Tiruvalla, a circular edifice designed by a British architect.
History
The eparchy of Tiruvalla was erected in 1932, and raised to the status of an archeparchy in 2006. Its suffragan eparchies are those of Bathery, Muvattupuzha, and Puthil.[1]
Current bishops
The Metropolitan of Tiruvalla is Thomas Mar Koorilos, appointed in 2007. Auxiliary Bishop Philippos Mar Stephanos was appointed in 2010.
Statistics
As of 2008, the archeparchy has an estimated 37,486 faithful, in 133 parishes, with 106 diocesan priests, 25 religious priests, 54 religious brothers, 267 religious sisters, and 33 seminarians.[2]
The diocese of Tiruvalla took the initiative in founding the St. Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute, a constituent college of the University of Kottayam, which specialises in Syriac studies.
References
- ↑ "Archeparchy of Tiruvalla (Malankarese)". catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ↑ Ronald Roberson. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2008". Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Retrieved April 26, 2010. Information sourced from Annuario Pontificio 2008 edition.
External links
- Archeparchy info from the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church website
- Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla Official website
- About the Archeparchy
- GCatholic
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