Diocese of Battery (Malankarese)

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Bishop(s) Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 28 October 1978 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tiruvalla (Malankarese) Rite: Malankarese Country: India Square Kilometers: 75,000 (28,968 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Catholic Bishop's House, P.B. 7, Sulthan Bathery-673592, Waynad Dt., Kerala, India Telephone: (0493)6220.207 Fax: 6221.287

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Cyril Baselios Malancharuvil, O.I.C. † (28 Oct 1978 Appointed - 6 Nov 1995 Appointed, Archbishop of Trivandrum (Malankarese))
• Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil (11 Nov 1996 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
28 October 1978	Erected	Diocese of Tiruvalla (Malankarese)	Diocese of Battery (Malankarese) (erected)
15 May 2006	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Battery (Malankarese) (from Trivandrum)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1980	10,000			20	6	26	384		6	58	58	ap1981
1990	19,000	1,710,600	1.1%	38	9	47	404		9	127	80	ap1991*
1999	24,250	1,756,000	1.4%	69	14	83	292		14	215	113	ap2000
2000	24,000	1,702,200	1.4%	72	13	85	282		13	231	22	ap2001
2001	25,000	1,702,500	1.5%	85	13	98	255		14	240	22	ap2002
2002	25,200	1,702,950	1.5%	82	13	95	265		13	246	22	ap2003
2003	25,425	1,703,125	1.5%	87	13	100	254		13	253	22	ap2004
2004	25,512	1,703,426	1.5%	92	13	105	242		13	260	22	ap2005
2006	25,587	1,723,000	1.5%	89	12	101	253		12	276	22	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil (Bishop: 11 Nov 1996 - )
• Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal (Priest: 11 Jun 1986 to 18 Jun 2001)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Cyril Baselios Malancharuvil, O.I.C. † (Bishop: 28 Oct 1978 to 6 Nov 1995)