Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Ramanathapuram

Eparchy of Ramanathapuram
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Archeparchy of Thrissur
Coordinates	Coordinates: 12°59′34″N 77°36′41″E / 12.9926881°N 77.6112872°E
Statistics
Parishes	128
Information
Denomination	Syro-Malabar Catholic
Rite	East Syrian Rite
Cathedral	Holy Trinity Cathedral,Coimbatore
Secular priests	1632
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Mar Paul Alappatt

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Ramanathapuram is situated in Ramanathapuram city in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu. The eparchy includes Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode and Karur districts. The eparchy of Ramanathapuram was created by bifurcating Syro-Malabar Catholic eparchy of Palghat. The present Bishop of Ramanathapuram is Mar Paul Alappat. Holy Trinity Church, Ramanathapuram is the cathedral of the eparchy and the bishop's residence is also at Ramanathapuram. The eparchy is a suffragan of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur. The diocese was created by Mar Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil, by his decree on January 18, 2010. The eparchy has an area of 18,525 km² with a total population of 89, 24,717 of which around 15,694 are Syro-Malabar Catholics.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Inauguration of the Eparchy of Ramanathapuram on April 11". Chennai, India: The Hindu. April 7, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
2. "3 bishops for Syro-Malabar Church from Thrissur". Chennai, India: The Hindu. January 19, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-04.