Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mandya
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Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mandya & Bangalore | |
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Syro-Malabar Catholic Church | |
| Rite | East Syriac Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Raphael Thattil |
| Bishop | Sebastian Adayantharath |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Pamplany |
| Vicar General | Mathew Koikara George Alluka |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.mandyadiocese.org | |
The Eparchy of Mandya is situated in Mandya city in
Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly with the personal title of Archbishop on August 30, 2019.[1]
Infant Jesus Church, Henkel is the cathedral of the eparchy and the bishop's residence is at Kalenahalli, 6 km away from the city of Mandya.
History
The Eparchy of Mandya was created by bifurcating
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady. The eparchy is a suffragan eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry. The eparchy was created by Major Archbishop Varkey Vithayathil, by his decree on 18 January 2010. The eparchy has an area of 17,640 km2 with a total population of 44, 47,312 of which around 1,300 are Syro-Malabar Catholics.[2]
Fr. Antony Kariyil CMI appointed Bishop of Mandya. The territory of Mandya is extended to Bangalore. The appointment was announced on 26 August 2015 at Mt. St. Thomas Kakkanad.The canonical territory of Mandya diocese comprises four civil Districts of
.On August 30, 2019 Bishop Sebastian Adayantharath was announced as the third bishop of Mandya at Mt. St. Thomas Kakkanad till then the Auxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly.
Ordinaries
| Sl.No | Ordinary | Designation | Year of appointment | Last year of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Njaralakatt | Bishop | 2010 | 2014 |
| 2 | Antony Kariyil | Bishop | 2015 | 2019 |
| 3 | Sebastian Adayantharath | Bishop | 2019 | present |
References
- ^ "Head of Syro-Malabar Church stripped of administrative responsibility in archdiocese".
- ^ "Syro Malabar Church". Retrieved 3 August 2011.
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