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Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Jagdalpur
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Eparchy of Jagdalpur जगदलपुर के सूबा | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Raipur |
| Metropolitan | Raipur |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 39,176 km2 (15,126 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2009) 2,953,469 7,869 (0.3%) |
| Parishes | 28 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Rite | East Syriac Rite |
| Established | 23 March 1972 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Jagdalpur |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Mar George Alencherry |
| Bishop | Mar Joseph Kollamparampil |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Victor Henry Thakur |
| Bishops emeritus | Simon Stock Palathara Bishop Emeritus (1993-2013) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Jagdalpur is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It came into existence when in 1977 it was raised to a diocese by Pope Paul VI by the Bull "Nobismetipsis" of 26 February, Mar Simon Stock Palathra CMI was ordained and installed as the first Bishop of Jagdalpur. On 2013 July 16, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Mar Simon Stock Palathara, CMI and appointed Mar Joseph Kollamparampil as the new bishop.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Appointments, 16/07/2013". www.vatican.va. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013.
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