Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Great Britain
Eparchy of Great Britain | |
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 Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston (formerly St. Ignatius Church) | |
 Logo of the eparchy | |
| Location | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Territory | England and Wales & Scotland |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 229,848 km2 (88,745 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2013) 60,003,000 38,000 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Rite | East Syriac Rite |
| Established | 28 July 2016 |
| Cathedral | Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa in Preston |
| Secular priests | 23 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Metropolitan and Gate of all India Mar George Cardinal Alencherry
ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ ܘܬܲܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܗܸܢܕܘܿ ܡܵܪܲܢ ܡܵܪܝ ܓܝܼܘܲܪܓܝܼܣ ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ |
| Eparch | Mar Joseph Srampickal
ܡܵܪܝ ܝܵܘܣܹܦ ܐܲܦܸܣܩܘܿܦܵܐ[1] |
| Website | |
| www.eparchyofgreatbritain.org | |
The Eparchy of Great Britain is the sole Syro-Malabar Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Great Britain. Its cathedral is Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa in the episcopal see of Preston, Lancashire.[2] This eparchy is not part of any ecclesiastical province and is exempt immediately to the Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church and the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. It 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 the Canada, US and Australia eparchies) of the Syro-Malabar Church outside India. The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church also has an Apostolic Visitor for Europe based in Rome, Bishop Mar Stephen Chirapanath who oversee and liaison the pastoral missions and mass centres in other parts of Europe including Northern Ireland.
Location and structure[]
It has chaplains (mostly Indian) in territory overlapping 22 British Latin Catholic dioceses, a national coordination council and eight diocesan departments: Liturgy, Finance, Catechism, Faith Formation, Lay Association, Resolution Committee and Youth Association. Its first and present eparch is Joseph Srampickal.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Kerala's Syro-Malabar Catholics get new diocese in UK", The News Minute, July 29, 2016.
- ^ "Pope Francis erects Eparchy for the Syro-Malabar community in Great Britain", The Catholic Church in England and Wales, July 28, 2016.
- ^ "Great Britain’s first Indian Syrian Catholic Bishop ordained in front of 12,000-strong crowd at Preston", British South Indians, October 9, 2016.
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- Syro-Malabar Catholic dioceses
- Eastern Catholicism in the United Kingdom
- Catholic dioceses in the United Kingdom
- Christian organizations established in 2016
- Dioceses established in the 21st century