Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Belthangady | |
Local: | ബെൽത്തങ്ങാടി രൂപത |
Image Alt: | St. Lawrence Cathedral Church |
Province: | Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry |
Metropolitan: | Tellicherry |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Sui Iuris Church: | Syro-Malabar Church |
Rite: | Syro-Malabar Rite |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of St. Lawrence, Belthangady |
Established: | 24 April 1999 |
Patron: | Saint Thomas |
Parishes: | 52 |
Area Km2: | 12,543 |
Population: | 3,816,295 |
Schools: | 11 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Catholics: | 30,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 0.8 |
Metro Archbishop: | Mar Joseph Pamplani |
Bishop: | Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhy |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Major Archbishop: | Mar Raphael Thattil |
Vicar General: | Joseph Valiaparambil |
Website: | Diocese of Belthangady |
Coat: | Syro-Malabar_Catholic_Eparchy_of_Belthangady.png |
Map: | Map of Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Belthangady.png |
The Eparchy of Belthangady is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in Belthangady, India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was established in 1999 by Pope John Paul II's bull "Cum Ampla". It is a suffragan diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry. The bishop of this diocese is Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhy. This diocese had been established for the Syro-Malabar Christians of three districts in Karnataka, namely Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Udupi.