Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puthur
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puthur (or - Puttur) (also called Puthur of the Syro-Malankars), the first Syro-Malankara Catholic diocese in India's southern Karnataka, is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla, which depends on the Major Archbishop of Trivandrum, the head of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church (Antiochian Rite Eastern Catholic particular church in Syriac and Malayalam languages), and with it on the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
Diocese of Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puttur Eparchia Puthurensis | |
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St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Noojibalthila | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Territory | Karnataka |
| Ecclesiastical province | Syro-Malankara Archdiocese of Tiruvalla |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 51,950 km2 (20,060 sq mi) |
| Population - Catholics | 2270 |
| Parishes | 21 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Eastern Catholic |
| Rite | Syro-Malankara Rite |
| Established | 25 January 2010 |
| Cathedral | St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Noojibalthila |
| Secular priests | 10 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Geevarghese Mar Makarios |
| Map | |
Its episcopal see is the St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral at Noojibalthila, in Kerala's Puttur taluk. Its headquarters are Catholic Bishop's House, Parladka, P.O. Puttur, 574203, Karnataka.[1]
Statistics edit
As per 2015, it pastorally served 2,800 Catholics in 25 parishes with 25 priests (17 diocesan, 8 religious), 33 lay religious (8 brothers, 25 sisters), 6 seminarians.[1] The diocese has 22 churches under it spread across the civil districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Kodagu, Hassan, Chikmagalur, Mandya, Mysore, Shimoga and Chamarajanagar. There are 36 educational and 4 charitable institutions.
History edit
It was established on 25 January 2010 as Eparchy (Diocese) of Puthur / Puttur / Latin adjective Puthuren(sis), on territory split off from the (northern parts of the) territory of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Bathery, whose Bishop Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil was appointed as its first ordinary.[1] He later resigned on January 24, 2017 due to health problems. [2]
Episcopal Ordinaries edit
(all native Indians and Syro-Malankar Rite)
- Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Puthur
- Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil (2010.01.25 – retired 2017.01.24), died 2018; previously Eparch (Bishop) of mother see Bathery of the Syro-Malankars (India) (1996.11.11 – 2010.01.25)
- George Kalayil (2017.08.05 – ...)
See also edit
References edit
Sources and External links edit
- GCatholic, with Google HQ satellite pic
- forums.catholic.com 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- www.muvattupuzhadiocese.com 21 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
12°46′N 75°13′E / 12.767°N 75.217°E