Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad explained

Jurisdiction:Eparchy
Adilabad
Local:आदिलाबाद के सूबा
Country: India
Area Km2:16,210
Population:2,741,239
Population As Of:2015
Catholics:16,403
Catholics Percent:0.6
Parishes:36
Denomination:Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Established:23 June 1999
Cathedral:Holy Family Cathedral in Adilabad
Patron:St.Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Priests:35
Major Archbishop:Mar Raphael Thattil
Bishop:Antony Prince Panengaden
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Archdeacon:for one-->
Emeritus Bishops:Joseph Kunnath
Map:Map of Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad.png

Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad was created by Pope John Paul II on 23 July 1999. The first bishop, Mar Joseph Kunnath, CMI, was ordained bishop on 6 October 1999 at which time the diocese also was inaugurated.

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