Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Great Britain

Eparchy of Great Britain in Preston (Syro-Malabar)

Location
Country  Great Britain
Territory England and Wales & Scotland
Statistics
Area 229,848 km2 (88,745 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2013)
60,003,000
38,000
Information
Sui iuris church Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Rite East Syrian Rite
Established 28 July 2016
Cathedral Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St. Alphonsa in Preston
Secular priests 23
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Eparch Mar Joseph Srampickal[1]

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Great Britain is the sole eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) for Syro-Malabar Catholics (a Chaldean or Syro-Oriental Rite) in Great Britain, with see in Preston, Lancashire.[2]

It is exempt (immediately subject to the Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly and the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches, not part of any ecclesiastical province), and has jurisdiction over Syro-Malabar Catholics in the entirety of Great Britain : England, Scotland and Wales (the United Kingdom minus Northern Ireland).

The eparchy, established in 2016, is the fourth diocesan jurisdiction (after Australia and USA eparchies and Apostolic Exarchate Canada) of the Syro-Malabar Church outside India (which per 2017 has the Major Archdiocese, four more Metropolitan archeparchies and 23 suffragan eparchies), but the first and so far only one in Europe.

Its episcopal see is the Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St. Alphonsa at Preston in Lancashire, England. It has chaplains (mostly Indian) in 22 British Roman Catholic dioceses, a national coordination council and eight diocesan departments : Liturgy, Finance, Catechism, Faith Formation, Lay Association, Resolution Committee and Youth Association.

Ordinaries

Its first and present Eparch (diocesan bishop) is Bishop Joseph Srampickal (Benny Mathew), born on 1967.05.30 in India, ordained Priest 2000.08.12, consecrated Bishop 2016.10.09.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/keralas-syro-malabar-catholics-get-new-diocese-uk-47263
  2. ↑ http://www.catholic-ew.org.uk/Home/News/Syro-Malabar-Community
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