Eparchy of Mananthavady
Manantoddien(sis)
Suffragan eparchy · Syro-Malabar Church · Mananthavady, India
Syro-Malabar (East Syriac rite) eparchy based in Wayanad, Kerala, India, suffragan of the Archeparchy of Tellicherry, also covering districts in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Erected in 1973 by Pope Paul VI through the bifurcation of the Eparchy of Tellicherry.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan eparchy
- Tradition
- Syro-Malabar Church
- Erected
- 1 March 1973
- Latin
- Manantoddien(sis)
- Patron
- santa María
- Annuario code
- 001002133
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 165,100
- Population
- 1,655,390
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 10.0%
- Priests
- 688
- Catholics per priest
- 240
- Extent
- 13,036 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 13
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Eparch
- Mar Jose Porunnedom
- Born
- 13 March 1956
- Birthplace
- Anchiri
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St Joseph’s Cathedral stands in Mananthavady, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Tellicherry
A suffragan of Tellicherry.
The sees of this province:
- Archeparchy of TellicherryTellicherry
- Eparchy of BelthangadyBelthangady
- Eparchy of BhadravathiBhadravathi
- Eparchy of MandyaMandya
- Eparchy of ThamarasserryThamarasserry
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.