Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram

തിരുവനന്തപുരം ലത്തീൻ അതിരൂപത
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical provinceThiruvananthapuram
HeadquartersVellayambalam, Thiruvananthapuram
Coordinates8°30′44″N 76°57′45″E / 8.51208510°N 76.96263490°E / 8.51208510; 76.96263490
Statistics
Area686 km2 (265 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
2,543,100
297,121 (11.7%)
Parishes95
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1 July 1937 (1937-07-01)
CathedralSt. Joseph's Catedral, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram
Patron saintThérèse of Lisieux
Secular priests261
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopMost Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Netto
SuffragansDioceses of Quilon, Alleppey, Punalur, and Neyyattinkara
Auxiliary BishopsRt. Rev. Dr. Christudas Rajappan
Vicar GeneralVery Rev. Msgr. Fr. Eugine H. Pereira
Judicial VicarVery Rev. Fr. Jose G., MCL
Website
www.latinarchdiocesetrivandrum.org
St. Joseph's Cathedral at night
St. Joseph's cathedral, Thiruvananthapuram

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trivandrum (Latin: Trivandren(sis) Latinorum) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church. Its episcopal see is Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. It shares its see with the major archeparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, the Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum. The archdiocese a metropolitan see of an ecclesiastical province with four suffragan dioceses.