Roman Catholic Diocese of Sultanpet explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Sultanpet
Latin:Dioecesis Sultanpetensis
Country:India
Territory:Palakkad district
Province:Verapoly
Area Km2:4,466
Population:4,260,435
Population As Of:2013
Catholics:30,975
Catholics Percent:0.7
Parishes:31
Schools:4
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:28 December 2013
Cathedral:Saint Sebastian Cathedral, Sultanpet
Patron:Saint Sebastian
Priests:46
Bishop:Peter Abir Antonisamy
Bishop Title:Bishop
Metro Archbishop:Joseph Kalathiparambil
Suffragan:for one -->
Vicar General:Rev Fr. Alese Sunder Raj
Archdeacon:for one-->
Website:http://sultanpetdiocese.org

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sultanpet (Latin: Dioecesis Sultanpetensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese consisting of Palakkad district, Kerala, India erected from the division of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore and Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut, and a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly.[1] Rev. Peter Abir Antonisamy clergy of Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore was appointed as its first bishop. The parish church of San Sebastian, located in Sultanpet in the city of Palakkad, is the cathedral of this diocese. At the time of its erection it was the 31st Catholic diocese in Kerala[2] and 167th in India.[3] The diocese is almost coterminous with the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat.

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Notes and References

  1. http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2013/12/28/0869/01952.html EREZIONE DELLA DIOCESI DI SULTANPET (INDIA) E NOMINA DEL PRIMO VESCOVO
  2. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/New-diocese-of-Roman-Catholic-church-comes-up-in-Kerelas-Palakkad/articleshow/28063803.cms The Times of India: New diocese of Roman Catholic church comes up in Kerela's Palakkad
  3. [Catholic Bishops' Conference of India]