Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kanjirappally

Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kanjirapally-Nilackal
Kanjirapally Cathedral
Coat of arms of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kanjirapally-Nilackal
Coat of arms
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical provinceSyro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery
MetropolitanSyro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery
Statistics
Area1,980 km2 (760 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2011)
1,383,000
228,700 (16.5%)
Information
DenominationSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
RiteEast Syriac Rite
Established26 February 1977
CathedralCathedral of St Dominic in Kanjirappally
Patron saintMary, mother of Jesus
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopRaphael Thattil
BishopJoseph Pulickal
ܡܵܪܝ ܝܵܘܣܹܦ ܐܲܦܸܣܩܘܿܦܵܐ
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Perumthottam
ܡܵܪܝ ܝܵܘܣܹܦ ܐܲܦܸܣܩܘܿܦܵܐ
Bishops emeritusMathew Vattackuzhy (1987–2000)
Mathew Arackal (2001-2020)
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Syro Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kanjirappally-Nilackal is a Syro-Malabar Catholic eparchy with an area of 1980 km2 comprising the Kanjirappally taluk in Kottayam district and a few villages of the neighbouring taluks in Kottayam district, northern Pathanamthitta district, and parts of Idukki district of central Kerala in South India.

The Eparchy of Kanjirappally-Nilackal was erected by Pope Paul VI with the bull "Nos Beati Petri Successores" in February 1977, which separated the eastern part of the Archeparchy of Changanassery and erected the new eparchy of Kanjirapally-Nilackal, as a suffragan of the same Archeparchy. Jose Pulickal is the current bishop, serving since January 2020. Mathew Arackal is the bishop emeritus of the eparchy, who served from 2001 to 2020.[1] Mary Matha Minor seminary is the heart of kanjirapally diocese.

Mathew Arackal, Bishop of Kanjirapally, with Pope Benedict XVI.
  1. ^ "Eparchy of Kanjirapally". Kanjirapallydiocese.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.