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Eparchy of Muvattupuzha

Muvattupuzhen(sis)

Syro-Malankara Catholic eparchy in Kerala, India, erected in 2003 by bifurcating the Archeparchy of Tiruvalla, of which it is a suffragan. Its seat is St. Joseph's Cathedral in Muvattupuzha and it serves about 14,000 Malankara-rite faithful.

The see

Rank
Suffragan eparchy
Tradition
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Erected
19 December 2002
Latin
Muvattupuzhen(sis)
Patron
Blessed Virgin Mary
Annuario code
001002321

The see in figures

Catholics
14,000
Population
1,760,430
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
0.8%
Priests
50
Catholics per priest
280
Extent
36,000 km²
Catholics per km²
0.4

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
Yoohanon Mor Theodosius

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, Muvattupuzha stands in Muvattupuzha, 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 Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara)

A suffragan of Archeparchy of Tiruvalla.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

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Sources

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.