Eparchy of Kalyan कल्याण के सूबा | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Bombay |
Metropolitan | Bombay, Pune and Nasik |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2013) 1,00,000 |
Information | |
Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
Rite | East Syriac Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Thomas in Kalyan |
Patron saint | St. Thomas Apostle |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
Bishop | Mar Mar Thomas Elavanal ܡܵܪܝ ܬܐܘܿܡܐܵ ܐܲܦܸܣܩܘܿܦܵܐ |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Cardinal Oswald Gracias |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese Android App |
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kalyan is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in India within the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, based in Kalyan, India. The eparchy was established to cater the spiritual needs of the Syro Malabar Christians based in the Indian State of Maharashtra including the metropolitan cities of Mumbai, Pune and Nasik. Its first bishop was Mar Paul Chittilapilly. The current bishop is Mar Thomas Elavanal. The Eparchy celebrated its silver jubilee in the year 2013.