Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Gorakhpur

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Diocese of Gorakhpur
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Agra
Statistics
Area	19,070 km2 (7,360 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2009) 17,200,635 3,230 (0.0%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Rite	East Syriac Rite
Established	19 June 1984
Cathedral	St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Gorakhpur
Patron saint	Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Saint Joseph[citation needed]
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	George Alencherry
Bishop	Thomas Thuruthimattam
Metropolitan Archbishop	Albert D'Souza
Bishops emeritus	Dominic Kokkat
Website
Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Gorakhpur is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in India, belonging to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. The eparchy was erected by Pope John Paul II in 1984 through the Bull "". was appointed bishop of Gorakhpur on 15 July 2006. He received his episcopal consecration on 1 October 2006 and assumed office on the same day.

Former bishops[]

References[]

External links[]

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

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