The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Ramanathapuram is situated in Ramanathapuram locality in Coimbatore of Tamil Nadu. The eparchy includes Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode and Karur districts. Its territory is extended to Salem and Trichy on 10 October 2017. The eparchy of Ramanathapuram was created in 2010 by bifurcating the Syro-Malabar Catholic eparchy of Palghat. The present Bishop of Ramanathapuram is Mar Paul Alappat. Holy Trinity Church, Ramanathapuram is the cathedral of the eparchy and the bishop's residence is also at Ramanathapuram. The eparchy is a suffragan of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur. The diocese was created by Mar Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil, by his decree on 18 January 2010. The eparchy has an area of 18,525 km2 with a total population of 89,24,717 of which around 15,694 are Syro-Malabar Catholics.[1] [2]
Eparchy of Ramanathapuram | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur |
| Metropolitan | Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur |
| Coordinates | 12°59′34″N 77°36′41″E / 12.9926881°N 77.6112872°E |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 128 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic |
| Rite | East Syriac Rite |
| Established | 2010 |
| Cathedral | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Coimbatore |
| Secular priests | 1632 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
| Bishop | Mar Paul Alappatt |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mar Andrews Thazhath |
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References
edit- ^ "Inauguration of the Eparchy of Ramanathapuram on April 11". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 April 2010. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "3 bishops for Syro-Malabar Church from Thrissur". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 19 January 2010. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.