Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Ujjain
Diocese of Ujjain Dioecesis Uiiainensis उज्जैन के सूबा | |
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Syro-Malabarese | |
| Cathedral | St. Mary’s Cathedral in Ujjain |
| Patron saint | Saint Paul |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
| Bishop | Sebastian Vadakel |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Leo Cornelio |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Ujjain (Ujjain of the Syro-Malabars) is a
Syro-Oriental Rite
).
It thus depends on the
Archdiocese of Bhopal
.
Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Mary's Cathedral, in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh state in central India.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 4,602 Eastern Catholics (0.1% of 6,253,649 total) on 18,441 km2 in 41 parishes and a mission with 93 priests (41 diocesan, 52 religious), 433 lay religious (120 brothers, 313 sisters) and 9 seminarians.
History
- It was created on 29 July 1968 as Diocese of Indore.
- On 26 February 1977 the Apostolic Exarchate was elevated to Diocese of Ujjain.
Ordinaries
(all
Syro-Malabar Rite
)
- Apostolic Exarch of Ujjain
- Father Missionary Society of St Thomas(M.S.T.) (29 July 1968 – 26 February 1977 see below)
- Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Ujjain
- John Perumattam, M.S.T. (see above 26 February 1977 – retired 4 April 1998), died 2011
- Sebastian Vadakel, M.S.T. (4 April 1998 – ... ), no previous prelature
See also
Sources and external links
- GCatholic, with Google satellite photo - data for all sections
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ujjain on Catholic-Hierarchy