Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Metropolitan | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 217 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church |
| Rite | Syro-Malankara Rite |
| Patron saint | Saint Peter |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Mathews Mar Polycarpos |
| Website | |
| catholicate.net | |
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum is a
St. Mary's Malankara Syrian Catholic Cathedral in Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Archeparchy of Trivandrum is a metropolitan see with four suffragan eparchies
.
History
The Archeparchy of Trivandrum was erected in 1932. Its suffragan eparchies are Marthandom, Mavelikara, Pathanamthitta, Parassala and St. Ephrem of Khadki.[1]
Major Archbishop-Catholicos
Major Archbishop of Trivandrum and Catholicos
of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, was elected Major Archbishop of Trivandrum in 2007.
Statistics
In 2020 the Archeparchy had an estimated 1,81,400 faithful, in 217 parishes, with 151 diocesan priests, 34 religious priests, 19 religious brothers, 642 religious sisters, and 89 seminarians.[2]
Saints and causes for canonisation
References
- ^ "Archeparchy of Trivandrum (Malankarese)". catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ Ronald Roberson. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2008" (PDF). Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Retrieved 26 April 2010. Information sourced from Annuario Pontificio 2008 edition.
- ^ "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
Seminaries
- St. Mary’s Malankara Major Seminary
- St. Aloysius Seminary, Thiruvananthapuram
External links
- Archeparchy info from the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church website
- Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum