Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Melbourne

Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne (Syro-Malabar)
Location
Country	Australia
Information
Sui iuris church	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Rite	East Syrian Rite
Established	11 January 2014
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Eparch	Mar Bosco Puthur

The St. Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Melbourne is an Eastern Catholic eparchy for Syro-Malabar Catholics in Australia. The eparchy, established in 2014, is the second eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Church outside India after the Eparchy of Chicago, and it has jurisdiction over Syro-Malabar Catholics in the entirety of Australia.^[1]

Bishop

The first and current bishop of the eparchy is Mar Bosco Puthur, appointed by Pope Francis in 2014. ^[2] He is also the permanent Apostolic Visitator to Syro-Malabar Catholics in New Zealand.

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Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Melbourne

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