Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Rajkot
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Rajkot is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in India under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was created by Pope Paul VI's Bull "De recta fidelium" in 1977, separating it from the Diocese of Ahmedabad. Its cathedral is Sacred Heart Syro-Malabar Cathedral, Rajkot.
Eparchy of Rajkot राजकोट के सूबा Hindi રાજકોટ ડાયોસિઝ Gujarati | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Territory | Saurashtra and Kutch |
| Ecclesiastical province | Gandhinagar |
| Metropolitan | Gandhinagar |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 109,950 km2 (42,450 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 16,025,000 13,000 (0.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Rite | East Syriac Rite |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Syro-Malabar Cathedral, Rajkot |
| Patron saint | Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
| Bishop | Mar Jose Chittooparambil CMI |
| Bishops emeritus | Mar Gregory Karotemprel Bishop Emeritus (1983-2010) |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
History edit
On 16 July 2010, Pope Benedict XVI named Mar Jose Chittooparambil as the bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic eparchy of Rajkot. The bishop-elect was born in 1954 in Neeleswaram, India, was ordained to the priesthood in 1985, and is currently Prior General of St. Xavier's Province in Rajkot. He succeeds bishop Mar Gregory Karotemprel, whose resignation the Pope accepted upon having reached the age limit. (All bishops of local churches, or dioceses, whose wider churches are in communion with the Pope, must submit their resignation for possible acceptance at age 75, though the resignations are usually only accepted later.)
Former bishops edit
- Mar Jonas Thaliath
- Mar Gregory Karotemprel
Schools edit
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External links edit
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Rajkot Catholic-Hierarchy