Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Faridabad

Eparchy of Faridabad
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical provinceErnakulam–Angamaly
Coordinates28°38′35″N 77°11′21″E / 28.64311700°N 77.18924530°E / 28.64311700; 77.18924530
Statistics
Area950,000 km2 (370,000 sq mi)
Population
- Catholics		(as of 2019)
164,934
Parishes44 missions
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchSyro-Malabar Church
RiteEast Syriac Rite
EstablishedMarch 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)
CathedralKristuraja Cathedral, Faridabad
Patron saintThomas the Apostle
Secular priests118
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopMar Raphael Thattil
ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ ܘܬܲܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܗܸܢܕܘܿ ܡܵܪܲܢ ܡܵܪܝ ܪܲܦܵܐܹܝܠ ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ
BishopKuriakose Bharanikulangara
Auxiliary BishopsJose Puthenveettil
Vicar GeneralFr.Joseph Odanat
Website
faridabaddiocese.in

The Eparchy of Faridabad is a diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Faridabad, a city in Haryana, India. Erected on 6 March 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI it serves around 150,000 Syro-Malabar Catholics in the area of Delhi.[1][2] Its first and current eparch is Kuriakose Bharanikulangara, with the personal title of archbishop.[1] The eparch resides in Faridabad, where the Kristuraja Cathedral (Christ the King Cathedral) is located.[3]

The eparchy has a size of 950,000 km2, spreads over several jurisdictions of Latin Church Catholic dioceses and covers the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the States of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir as well as the Districts of Gautambuddhanagar and Ghaziabad (part of the State of Uttar Pradesh).[4]

Past and present ordinaries

Ordinary Designation Year of appointment Last year of service
Kuriakose Bharanikulangara Archbishop 2012 present
Jose Puthenveettil Auxiliary bishop 2019 present

Causes for canonisation

References

  1. ^ a b "Erezione dell'Eparchia di Faridabad dei Siro-Malabaresi (India) e Nomina del Primo Eparca" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  2. ^ "New Syro-Malabar diocese to be based in Faridabad". The Hindu. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. ^ "A new Syro- Malabar Eparchy in the region of Delhi". Conference of Religious India Bulletin. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Announcement of His Beatitude Mar George Cardinal Alencherry Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church" (PDF). The Syro-Malabar Archiepiscopal Curia. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Sister Fidelis is Servant of God" [സിസ്റ്റര്‍ ഫിദേലിസ് തളിയത്ത് ഇനി ദൈവദാസി]. sundayshalom. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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