Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad
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Eparchy of Adilabad आदिलाबाद के सूबा | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Hyderabad |
Metropolitan | Hyderabad |
Statistics | |
Area | 16,210 km2 (6,260 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 2,741,239 16,403 (0.6%) |
Parishes | 36 |
Information | |
Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
Rite | East Syriac Rite |
Established | 23 June 1999 |
Cathedral | Holy Family Cathedral in Adilabad |
Patron saint | St.Kuriakose Elias Chavara |
Secular priests | 35 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
Bishop | Vacant |
Apostolic Administrator | Antony Prince Panengaden |
Bishops emeritus | Joseph Kunnath |
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Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad was created by Pope John Paul II on 23 July 1999. The first bishop, Mar Joseph Kunnath, CMI, was ordained bishop on 6 October 1999 at which time the diocese also was inaugurated.