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Diocese of Palghat (Syro-Malabar)

Dioecesis Palghatensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Peter Kochupurackal, Bishop
  • Jacob Manathodath, Bishop Emeritus

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
27 June 1974ErectedEparchy of Trichur (Syro-Malabar) (Palghat and Coimbatore along with Karur in Trichinopoly) Diocese of Palghat (Syro-Malabar) (erected)
18 May 1995Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Palghat (Syro-Malabar) (from Ernakulam)
18 January 2010Territory LostDiocese of Palghat (Syro-Malabar) Eparchy of Ramanathapuram (Syro-Malabar) (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
198030,0791425397712746165ap1981
199051,611541,2009.5%42489057382960103ap1991
199964,370635,60010.1%72661384661081,18083ap2000
200065,075647,20010.1%78661444511091,19184ap2001
200165,583658,00010.0%79531324961901,23787ap2002
200266,383668,0009.9%87601474511971,22188ap2003
200367,959675,00010.1%9169160424721,20190ap2004
200466,061656,14810.1%9267159415711,30692ap2005
200967,996706,0009.6%110821923541081,34993ap2010
201357,575746,0007.7%10663169340771,11289ap2014
201658,9002,855,0002.1%12462186316691,11289ap2017
201958,9882,819,9062.1%13265197299691,11789ap2020
202159,9302,964,4812.0%13580215278821,11789ap2022

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 66, Page 472
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 984, and Page 985

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