Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Gorakhpur | |
Country: | India |
Province: | Agra |
Area Km2: | 19,070 |
Population: | 17,200,635 |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Catholics: | 3,230 |
Catholics Percent: | 0.0 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Rite: | East Syriac Rite |
Established: | 19 June 1984 |
Cathedral: | St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Gorakhpur |
Patron: | Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Saint Joseph |
Major Archbishop: | Mar Raphael Thattil |
Bishop: | Mathew Nellikunnel |
Metro Archbishop: | Raphy Manjaly |
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Archdeacon: | for one--> |
Emeritus Bishops: | Dominic Kokkat Thomas Thuruthimattam |
Map: | Map of Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Gorakhpur.png |
Website: | Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur |
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Gorakhpur is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in India, belonging to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. The eparchy was erected by Pope John Paul II in 1984 through the Bull "Ex quo Divinum Concilium". Thomas Thuruthimattam was appointed bishop of Gorakhpur on 15 July 2006. He received his episcopal consecration on 1 October 2006 and assumed office on the same day.