Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad

Eparchy of Adilabad आदिलाबाद के सूबा
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Hyderabad
Metropolitan	Hyderabad
Statistics
Area	16,210 km² (6,260 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 2,709,000 14,547 (0.5%)
Parishes	32
Information
Denomination	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Rite	East Syrian Rite
Established	23 June 1999
Cathedral	St Joseph’s Cathedral in Adilabad
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	George Alencherry
Bishop	Bishop-elect Antony Prince Panengaden
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thumma Bala
Emeritus Bishops	Joseph Kunnath

Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad was created by Pope John Paul II on July 23, 1999. The first bishop, Mar Joseph Kunnath, CMI, was ordained bishop on October 6, 1999 at which time the diocese also was inaugurated.

External links

Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Adilabad at Catholic-Hierarchy

Syro-Malabar Catholic Church hierarchy

Major Archeparchy	Ernakulam-Angamaly

Archeparchies	Changanassery Kottayam Tellicherry Thrissur

Eparchies	Adilabad Bhadravathi Belthangady Bijnor Chanda Chicago Faridabad Gorakhpur Idukki Irinjalakuda Jagadalpur Kalyan Kanjirappally Kothamangalam Mananthavady Mandya Melbourne Palai Palghat Rajkot Ramanathapuram Sagar Satna Thuckalay Thamarassery Ujjain

Exarchate	Canada

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