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Diocese of Gorakhpur | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Agra |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 19,070 km2 (7,360 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2009) 17,200,635 3,230 (0.0%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Rite | East Syriac Rite |
| Established | 19 June 1984 |
| Cathedral | St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Gorakhpur |
| Patron saint | Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Saint Joseph[citation needed] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
| Bishop | Mathew Nellikunnel |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Raphy Manjaly |
| Bishops emeritus | Dominic Kokkat Thomas Thuruthimattam |
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| Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur | |
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Gorakhpur is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in India, belonging to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. The eparchy was erected by Pope John Paul II in 1984 through the Bull "Ex quo Divinum Concilium". Thomas Thuruthimattam was appointed bishop of Gorakhpur on 15 July 2006. He received his episcopal consecration on 1 October 2006 and assumed office on the same day.