Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chanda
| Eparchy of Chanda चांदा च्या बिशपच्या अधिकारातील प्रदेश | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nagpur |
| Metropolitan | Nagpur |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 32,233 km2 (12,445 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2009) 3,764,000 14,757 (0.4%) |
| Parishes | 6 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Rite | East Syrian Rite |
| Established | 26 February 1977 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Thomas the Apostle in Ballarpur |
| Patron saint | St Thomas the Apostle |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Mar George Alencherry |
| Bishop | Mar Ephrem Nariculam |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mar Abraham Viruthakulangara |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chanda is an eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the East Syrian Rite Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, yet suffragan of the Latin Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur.
Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Thomas Cathedral, in Balharshah, in Central India's Maharashtra state.
History
- It was created on 29 July 1968 as Apostolic Exarchate of Chanda, a pre-diocesan Eastern Catholic missionary jurisdiction, on then Latin territories, split off from its present Metropolitan, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur, and from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati.
- Promoted as Diocese of Chanda on 26 February 1977 by the Bull Nostra Ipsorum of Pope Paul VI, promoting its Exarch to become the first Eparch (bishop).
- Lost territory on 23 June 1999 to establish the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad (a suffragan of the Latin Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad)
Ordinaries
- Apostolic Exarch of Chanda
- Januarius Paul Palathuruthy, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (C.M.I.) ( July 1968 – 26 February 1977 see below)
- Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Chanda
- Januarius Palathuruthy, C.M.I. ('see above 26 February 1977 – retired 1990.04.20)
- Mar Vijay Anand Nedumpuram, C.M.I. (1990.04.20 – retired 2014.07.31), previously Prior General of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (1985 – 1990.04.20)
- Mar Ephrem Nariculam (2014.07.31 – ...), of the Syro-Malabar Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly, previously Chaplain of the Syro-Malabar Community in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Coordinator of Priestly Formation at a Seminary and as a Lecturer in Theology in the city.[1]
Sources and External links
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chanda
- GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chanda at Catholic-Hierarchy
Notes and References
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