Diocese of Alleppey, India

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Alleppey / Alleppeyen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Trivandrum

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Our Lady of Mount Carmel, St. Joseph the Worker

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1952.06.19: Established as Diocese of Alleppey / Alleppeyen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Cochin and became suffragan of Goa and Daman)
1953.09.19: Became suffragan of Verapoly
2004.06.03: Became suffragan of Trivandrum

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.10.11 – ...):

Bishop James Raphael Anaparambil (63)

Apostolic Administrator of Cochin (India)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Alleppey (Roman Rite)

Bishop James Raphael Anaparambil (63)
(2019.10.11 – ...)

Bishop of Alleppey (India)
Apostolic Administrator of Cochin (India)

Born:	1962.03.07 (Kandakadavu, India)
Ordained Priest:	1986.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:	2018.02.11

Priest of Alleppey (India) (1986.12.17 – 2017.12.07)

Coadjutor Bishop of Alleppey (India) (2017.12.07 – 2019.10.11)

Bishop of Alleppey (India) (2019.10.11 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Cochin (India) (2024.10.12 – ...)

Bishop Stephen Athipozhiyil
(2001.12.09 – 2019.10.11)

Renewing of mind and body

Born:	1944.05.18 (Chennavely, India)
Ordained Priest:	1969.10.05
Consecrated Bishop:	2001.02.11
Died:	2022.04.09 (Arthunkal, India † 77)

Priest of Alleppey (India) (1969.10.05 – 2000.11.16)

Coadjutor Bishop of Alleppey (India) (2000.11.16 – 2001.12.09)

Bishop of Alleppey (India) (2001.12.09 – 2019.10.11)

Bishop Peter Michael Chenaparampil
(1984.04.28 – 2001.12.09)

Born:	1929.12.08 (India)
Ordained Priest:	1956.06.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1983.09.04
Died:	2013.04.18 († 83)

Coadjutor Bishop of Alleppey (India) (1982.11.19 – 1984.04.28)

Bishop of Alleppey (India) (1984.04.28 – 2001.12.09)

Bishop Michael Arattukulam
(1952.06.19 – 1984.04.28)

Born:	1910.04.17 (India)
Ordained Priest:	1937.08.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1952.12.07
Died:	1995.03.20 († 84)

Bishop of Alleppey (India) (1952.06.19 – 1984.04.28)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop James Raphael Anaparambil (63) (2017.12.07 – 2019.10.11)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Stephen Athipozhiyil (2000.11.16 – 2001.12.09)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Peter Michael Chenaparampil (1982.11.19 – 1984.04.28)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, Alappuzha, Kerala
Minor Basilica: St. Andrew’s Basilica, Arthunkal, Kerala

Churches by City (62)

Cochin (↑), Vijayapuram (→), Quilon (↓)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 333 km²

Population: 178,000 Catholics (20.7% of 859,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 66 parishes, 4 missions

Personnel: 139 priests (99 diocesan, 40 religious), 406 religious (62 brothers, 344 sisters), 24 seminarians