Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Syro-Malabar
Type: Diocese
Name: Chanda / Chandaën(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Nagpur
Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
Patron Saint: Saint Thomas
Bishop (2014.07.31 – ...): | Bishop Ephrem Nariculam (63) |
Bishops of Chanda (Syro-Malabar Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Ephrem Nariculam (63) Bishop of Chanda of the Syro-Malabars (India)
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Bishop Vijay Anand Nedumpuram, C.M.I. (86) Bishop emeritus of Chanda of the Syro-Malabars (India)
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Bishop Januarius Paul Palathuruthy, C.M.I.
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Apostolic Exarchs of Chanda (Syro-Malabar Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Januarius Paul Palathuruthy, C.M.I. (later Bishop) (see above) | ||||||||||
Ordinaries of Chanda (Syro-Malabar Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Januarius Paul Palathuruthy, C.M.I. (later Bishop) (see above) |
Area: 32,233 km²
Population: 13,270 Catholics (0.3% of 5,026,645 total)
Pastoral Centres: 11 parishes, 45 missions
Personnel: 95 priests (45 diocesan, 50 religious), 555 religious (106 brothers, 449 sisters), 14 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.29
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