Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Kottapuram | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Kottapuramensis |
Local: | കോട്ടപ്പുറം രൂപത |
Country: | India |
Province: | Verapoly |
Rite: | Roman rite |
Cathedral: | St Michael’s Cathedral in Kodungallur |
Parishes: | 50 |
Patron: | St Thomas |
Established: | 3 July 1987 |
Area Km2: | 3,000 |
Population: | 3,201,098 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 97000 |
Catholics Percent: | 2.9 |
Metro Archbishop: | Joseph Kalathiparambil |
Bishop: | Ambrose Puthenveetil |
Vicar General: | Msgr Rockey Roby Kalathil |
Emeritus Bishops: | Joseph Karikkassery |
Website: | Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottapuram (la| Kottapuramen(sis)) is a diocese located in the town of Kodungallur in the ecclesiastical province of Verapoly in India. On Saturday, 18 December 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).
Kerala Latin Catholic Association of Kottapuram
Kerala Catholic Youth Movement