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Archdiocese of Verapoly Archidioecesis Verapolitana | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Verapoly |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,500 km2 (580 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 3,193,096 315,767 (9.9%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | St Francis of Assisi Cathedral in Marine Drive, Ernakulam, Cochin |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Kalathiparambil |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Bishop Antony Valumkal |
| Vicar General | Mathew Kallinkal, Mathew Elanjimittam |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Archdiocese of Verapoly (Malayalam: വരാപ്പുഴ അതിരൂപത, Latin: Archidioecesis Verapolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church, composed of Latin Catholics of Malabar and headquartered at the city of Cochin, in the south Indian state of Kerala.[1] The archdiocese has administrative control over the suffragan dioceses of Calicut, Cochin, Kannur, Kottapuram, Sultanpet and Vijayapuram.[2][3] The headquarters is located in Kochi along the Malabar Coast in India. It was originally formed as the Vicariate Apostolic of Malabar in 1657 and became a metropolitan see in 1886.[4] Verapoly is the anglicised name of Varapuzha.
- ^ "Short History of Verapoly Diocese". Ucan India. 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Verapoly" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 9 September 2017
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Verapoly" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 9 September 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Verapoly". Catholic Online. 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.