Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Faridabad
Location | |
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Country | India |
Statistics | |
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Population - Catholics |
120,000 (Syro-Malabarese) |
Information | |
Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
Rite | East Syrian Rite |
Established | 6 March 2012 |
Cathedral | Kristuraja Cathedral, Faridabad |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Kuriakose Bharanikulangara |
Vicar General | Msgr. Sebastian Vadakumpadan |
Website | |
http://faridabaddiocese.in |
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Faridabad is a diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Faridabad, a city in Haryana, India. Erected on 6 March 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI it serves around 120,000 Syro-Malabar Catholics in the area of Delhi. [1][2] Its first and current eparch is Kuriakose Bharanikulangara, with the personal title of archbishop.[1] The eparch resides in Faridabad, where the Kristuraja Cathedral (Christ the King Cathedral) is located.[3]
The eparchy has a size of 950,000 km², spreads over several jurisdictions of Latin rite Catholic dioceses and covers the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the States of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir as well as the Districts of Gautambuddhanagar and Ghaziabad (part of the State of Uttar Pradesh).[4]
Past and present ordinaries
Ordinary | Year of appointment | Last year of service |
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Kuriakose Bharanikulangara | 2012 | present |
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