Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur

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Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Trichur
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Location
CountryIndia
TerritoryThrissur district
MetropolitanThrissur
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
2,018,635
470,056
Parishes215
Churches251
Schools23
Members460,848
Information
DenominationSyro-Malabar Church
RiteEast Syriac rite
EstablishedMay 20, 1887
CathedralOur Lady of Lourdes Metropolitan Cathedral,
Co-cathedralBasilica of Our Lady of Dolours
Patron saintOur Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopMar George Alencherry
Metropolitan ArchbishopMar Andrews Thazhath, Archbishop of Thrissur
Auxiliary BishopsMar Tony Neelankavil
Vicar GeneralMsgr. Jose Vallooran, Msgr. Thomas Kakkassery
Bishops emeritusMar Jacob Thoomkuzhy
Map
Thrissur Archdiocese Map.svg
Website
www.trichurarchdiocese.org

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Trichur, in Thrissur District of Central Kerala, India, with nearly half a million Syro-Malabar Catholics now, used to be the largest Catholic diocese in India when it included the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda until 1978 and Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Palghat until 1973. Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda, also located in Thrissur District, has over a quarter million Syro-Malabar Catholics now. Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat in Central Kerala extends to some regions in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu. In 2010, the parts of Tamil Nadu under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat were separated to form another Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ramanathapuram.

Archeparchy of Trichur founded on May 20, 1887 by Pope Leo XIII by his Papal bull Quod Jam Pridem now covers an area of 2000 Sq.Km and has a Catholic population of about 460848. There are 16 Foranes under the Archeparchy of Trichur. The total number of parishes is 215. In addition, there are 36 stations in the archdiocese. Diocese of Ramanathapuram, Diocese of Irinjalakuda and Diocese of Palghat are the suffragan dioceses of the Archeparchy. Cardinal Mar George Alencherry is the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Mar Andrews Thazhath is the Metropolitan Archbishop, Mar Tony Neelankavil is the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese and Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhy is the Archbishop Emeritus.

History[]

The diocese was founded on 20 May 1887 by Pope Leo XIII by his papal bull Quod iam pridem. The boundaries of diocese were from Periyar (river) in Aluva to Bharathappuzha. Later it was extended to Palakkad district and extended to Coimbatore District in Tamil Nadu and was the largest Catholic diocese in India.

Parishes and population[]

The total number of parishes is 215. In addition, there are 36 stations in the archdiocese. The population of Syro-Malabar Catholics in Thrissur Archdiocese is about 4,60,848. There are 16 foranes under Thrissur Archdiocese. They are:

Serial No. Forane Parishes Stations Houses Catholic Population
1 Lourdes Cathedral 17 1 11746 59539
2 Dolours' Basilica 16 0 10095 54777
3 Chelakara 11 1 1615 8080
4 Erumapetty 11 1 2452 12285
5 Kandassankadavu 13 6 6933 39781
6 Kottekad 8 2 4994 26134
7 Mattom 8 5 3761 18471
8 Ollur 14 5 1052 53211
9 Palayur 14 2 5873 29696
10 Parappur 10 5 3783 17685
11 Pattikad 12 0 2609 13735
12 Pazhuvil 12 4 4425 24892
13 Pudukad 18 4 11038 61064
14 Puthur 10 0 3232 16040
15 Velur 13 2 3775 18528
16 Wadakkanchery 13 1 5174 26872

Suffragan dioceses[]

  • Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ramanathapuram
  • Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda
  • Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat

Vicars Apostolic[]

Bishops[]

Archbishops[]

Saints and causes for canonisation[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Glorified Souls - Archdiocese of Trichur". www.trichurarchdiocese.org. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

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