Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam

Syro-Malabar Archeparchy of Kottayam

Kottayamensis

കോട്ടയം അതിരൂപത
Coat of arms
Location
CountryIndia
TerritoryPersonal jurisdiction in the territory of the Major Archbishop
Ecclesiastical provinceKottayam
MetropolitanKottayam
Subdivisions14 Foranes
HeadquartersArchbishop's House, Kottayam
Statistics
Parishes153
Churches153
Congregations10
Schools146
Members143660 + Diaspora 43585
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchSyro-Malabar Church
RiteEast Syriac Rite with a minority West Syriac Rite
Established1911; 113 years ago (1911)
CathedralChrist the King Cathedral, Kottayam
PatronsSacred Heart of Jesus and Pope St. Pius X
Secular priests198
LanguageMalayalam
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopRaphael Thattil
Metropolitan ArchbishopMathew Moolakkatt
Auxiliary Bishops
Website
kottayamad.org

The Archeparchy of Kottayam is a Syro-Malabar Church metropolitan archeparchy of the Catholic Church in India.[1] The archeparchy is exclusively for Knanaya faithful who claim to be the descendants of Syriac Judeo-Christians (early East Syriac Christians) who migrated from South Mesopotamia to Kodungallur (Muziris) in South India in 4th century A.D.[2]

  1. ^ "Eparchial Sees in the Syro-Malabar Church".
  2. ^ Vellian, Fr. Jacob (2001). Knanite Community History and Culture. Kottayam: Syrian Church Series, Vol. XVII. p. 1.