Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad

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Eparchy of Adilabad आदिलाबाद के सूबा
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Hyderabad
Metropolitan	Hyderabad
Statistics
Area	16,210 km2 (6,260 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2015) 2,741,239 16,403 (0.6%)
Parishes	36
Information
Denomination	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Rite	East Syriac Rite
Established	23 June 1999
Cathedral	Holy Family Cathedral in Adilabad
Patron saint	Bl. Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Secular priests	35
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Metropolitan and Gate of all India Mar George Alencherry
Bishop	Antony Prince Panengaden
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thumma Bala
Bishops emeritus

Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad was created by Pope John Paul II on 23 July 1999. The first bishop, Mar , CMI, was ordained bishop on 6 October 1999 at which time the diocese also was inaugurated.

External links[]

• Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Adilabad at Catholic-Hierarchy

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