Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottapuram

Diocese of Kottapuram
Dioecesis Kottapuramensis

Cathedral
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical province Verapoly
Metropolitan Verapoly
Statistics
Area 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
3,201,098
90,951 (2.9%)
Parishes 39
Information
Rite Roman rite
Established 3 July 1987
Cathedral St Michael’s Cathedral in Kodungallur
Patron saint St Thomas
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Joseph Karikkassery
Metropolitan Archbishop Francis Kallarakal
Vicar General Dominic Pinheiro
Website
Website of the Diocese
Cathedral

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottapuram (Latin: Kottapuramen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kottapuram in the Ecclesiastical province of Verapoly in India. On Saturday, December 18, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI named Joseph Karikkassery, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly, as Bishop of Kottapuram. The diocese had until then been a vacant see (sede vacante), as Bishop Francis Kallarakal had been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in February 2010 as Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly, India (the Diocese of Kottapuram is in its Ecclesiastical Province). The previous Archbishop of Verapoly had died.

History

Leadership

The recent Bishop is Joseph Karikkassery, the son of Francis and Agnes. Late Rocky is his elder brother and Philomina, w/o Jerome is his sister.

Lay Organisation Leaders

KLCA

Kerala Latin Catholic Association of Kottapuram

KCYM

Kerala Catholic Youth Movement

References


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