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Diocese of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar)

Dioecesis Kanirapallensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Jose Pulickal, Bishop
  • Mathew Arackal, Bishop Emeritus

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
26 February 1977ErectedArcheparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar) (Kanjirapally, Erumely, Mundakayam, Anakara, Kattapana, and Upputhara) Diocese of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar) (erected)
22 August 1979Territory AddedDiocese of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabar) (Christ the King at Kaiagiri) Diocese of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1980128,1127322951,3484580896ap1981
1990152,528996,21415.3%11842160953771,148105ap1991
1999162,6751,857,6618.8%16355218746831,420119ap2000
2000160,7091,041,76615.4%19255247650781,420119ap2002
2002152,5001,055,80014.4%18658244625971,526122ap2003
2003172,0501,100,30015.6%1931163095561761,479127ap2004
2004172,0501,100,30015.6%1971163135491761,479127ap2005
2006192,0001,214,62015.8%1941163106192101,840136ap2007
2009203,9601,264,00016.1%199712707551611,890138ap2010
2011228,7001,383,00016.5%212722848051471,898138ap2012
2013225,6181,364,92516.5%224722967621471,934141ap2014
2016214,9001,425,82415.1%240803206711551,950143ap2017
2019222,7001,479,56015.1%257853426511111,674147ap2020
2021176,1311,510,70011.7%259853445121851,722148ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 249, and Page 250
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,040, and Page 1,041

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