The St. Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Melbourne is an Eastern Catholic eparchy for Syro-Malabar Catholics in Australia. The eparchy, established in 2014, is the second eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Church outside India after the Eparchy of Chicago, and it has jurisdiction over Syro-Malabar Catholics in the entirety of Australia.[1]
Bishop
The first and current bishop of the eparchy is Mar Bosco Puthur, appointed by Pope Francis in 2014. [2] He is also the permanent Apostolic Visitator to Syro-Malabar Catholics in New Zealand.
See also
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A list of all the Catholic dioceses, churches and cathedrals in Australia
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No Cathedral or Principal Church
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Immediately subject to a Patriarch or Major Archbishop
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Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St Thomas
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| Province of Sydney |
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| Province of Melbourne |
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| Province of Brisbane |
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| Province of Perth |
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| Province of Adelaide |
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