Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum | |
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Location | |
Metropolitan | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 217 |
Information | |
Patron saint | Saint Peter |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos |
Website | |
catholicate.net |
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum is a Major Archdiocese of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in Trivandrum, India. Baselios Cleemis, the Major Archbishop-Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, presides over the Major Archdiocese as of 2020. The seat is at St. Mary's Malankara Syrian Catholic Cathedral, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram.
History[]
The Archeparchy of Trivandrum was erected in 1932. Its suffragan eparchies are Marthandom, Mavelikara, Pathanamthitta and St. Ephrem of Khadki.[1]
Major Archbishop-Catholicos[]
Baselios Cardinal Cleemis, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum and Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, was elected Major Archbishop of Trivandrum in 2007.
Statistics[]
In 2020 the Archeparchy had an estimated 1,81,400 faithful, in 217 parishes, with 151 diocesan priests, 34 religious priests, 19 religious brothers, 642 religious sisters, and 89 seminarians.[2]
Saints and causes for canonisation[]
References[]
- ^ "Archeparchy of Trivandrum (Malankarese)". catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ Ronald Roberson. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2008" (PDF). Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Retrieved 26 April 2010. Information sourced from Annuario Pontificio 2008 edition.
- ^ "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
Seminaries[]
External links[]
- Archeparchy info from the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church website
- Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum
- Syro-Malankara Catholic dioceses
- Dioceses in Kerala
- Dioceses established in the 20th century
- 1932 establishments in India
- Christian organizations established in 1932
- Churches in Thiruvananthapuram district