Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Calicut
Latin:Dioecesis Calicutensis
Local:കോഴിക്കോട് രൂപത
Country:India
Province:Verapoly
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Patron:St Francis Xavier
Parishes:41
Area Km2:12,505
Population:10,061,127
Population As Of:2006
Catholics:38,092
Catholics Percent:0.4
Bishop:Varghese Chakkalakal
Metro Archbishop:Joseph Kalathiparambil
Vicar General:Thomas Panackal
Website:Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Calicut (Latin: Dioecesis Calicuten(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese in India. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Verapoly but depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral is Mother of God Cathedral, dedicated to Our Lady, in the episcopal see of Kozhikode (Calicut).

Statistics

, it pastorally served 48,250 Catholics (0.6% of 8,059,057 total population) on 8,036 km² in 41 parishes and 3 missions with 132 priests (57 diocesan, 75 religious), 837 lay religious (127 brothers, 710 sisters) and 12 seminarians.

History

See also

Sources and External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Web Translator.
  2. http://www.news.va/en/news/other-pontifical-acts-171