| Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Shamshabad | |
| Latin: | Eparchia Shamshabadensis |
| Border: | Catholic |
| Territory: | Covers 23 states and 4 union territories including 2 islands |
| Metropolitan: | Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Catholics: | 123,735 |
| Parishes: | 37 parishes, 69 missions |
| Churches: | 11 functional, 7 under construction, as of 2017 |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Rite: | East Syriac Rite[1] |
| Cathedral: | St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Kukatpally |
| Priests: | 72 (52 diocesan, 20 religious) |
| Major Archbishop: | Raphael Thattil |
| Bishop: | Joseph Kollamparambil |
| Bishop Title: | Major Archiepiscopal Administrator |
| Metro Archbishop: | Raphael Thattil |
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| Archdeacon: | for one--> |
| Map: | Eparchy of Shamshabad.jpg |
The Eparchy of Shamshabad is a Syro-Malabar Church eparchy of the Catholic Church in Telangana, India. It was established by Pope Francis on 10 October 2017, and Raphael Thattil was appointed its first bishop.[2] In a letter to the bishops of India, Francis cited India's decades of experience with "overlapping jurisdictions" of different sui iuris churches. He wrote: "With the growth of spiritual friendship and mutual assistance, any tension or apprehension should be swiftly overcome. May this extension of the pastoral area of the Syro-Malabar Church in no way be perceived as a growth in power and domination, but as a call to deeper communion, which should never be perceived as uniformity."[3]
The new jurisdiction was inaugurated with Thattil's installation on 7 January 2018.[4] The cathedral is the St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Catholic Church at Kukatpally, in Greater Hyderabad.
There are 130,000 Catholics in the Shamshabad diocese with eleven functional churches and seven under construction.[5]