Eparchy of Saint Mary, Queen of Peace (Syro-Malankara)
Sanctae Mariae Reginae Pacis in Foederatis Civitatibus Americae Septentrionalis et in Canada Syro-Malankarensium
Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See · Syro-Malankara Catholic Church · Elmont, United States
Saint Mary, Queen of Peace is the Syro-Malankara Catholic jurisdiction for the United States and Canada, erected as an apostolic exarchate in 2010 and elevated to an eparchy in 2016. Bishop Philipos Stephanos Thottathil has led it since 2017.
The see
- Rank
- Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See
- Tradition
- Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
- Erected
- 4 January 2016
- Latin
- Sanctae Mariae Reginae Pacis in Foederatis Civitatibus Americae Septentrionalis et in Canada Syro-Malankarensium
- Patron
- Mary, Queen of Peace
- Annuario code
- 001002826
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 11,106
- Priests
- 15
- Catholics per priest
- 740
- Extent
- 9,629,091 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.0
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
- Bishop
- Philipos Stephanos Thottathil
- Born
- 9 May 1952
- Birthplace
- Ranni
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
Saint Vincent de Paul Syro-Malankara Catholic Cathedral stands in Elmont, 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.
History
Serving all of North America, the St. Mary, Queen of Peace Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy in USA and Canada is the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church's eparchy for the continent, gathering 23 parishes and missions spread across many cities. Its liturgical life follows the Antiochian Rite, celebrated in Syriac. The eparchy answers directly to the Major Archbishop of Trivandrum rather than belonging to any ecclesiastical province, and its cathedral seat is the St. Vincent de Paul Syro Malankara Catholic Cathedral in Elmont, New York, United States.
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