Diocese of Ramanathapuram, India 🇮🇳 (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Syro-Malabar

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Ramanathapuram / Ramanathapuramen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Trichur

Neighbouring Dioceses: Irinjalakuda (↙), Hosur (↗)

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Thomas, Saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception Muttathupadathu

History

2010.01.18: Established as Diocese of Ramanathapuram / Ramanathapuramen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Palghat and became suffragan of Trichur)
2017.10.09: Gained territory of 11 districts of Tamil Nadu

Contact Info

Address: Bishop’s House, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Ramanathapuram, Trichy Road, Coimbatore, 641045, Tarmil Nadu, India

Phone: (0422) 23.17.366

Present Prelates

Bishop (2010.01.18 – ...):

Bishop Paul Alappatt (64)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Ramanathapuram (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop Paul Alappatt (64)
(2010.01.18 – ...)

Bishop of Ramanathapuram of the Syro-Malabars (India)

My grace is sufficient for you

Born:	1962.04.21 (Edathuruthy, India)
Ordained Priest:	1987.12.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2010.04.11

Priest of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1987.12.27 – 2010.01.18)

Bishop of Ramanathapuram of the Syro-Malabars (India) (2010.01.18 – ...)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Holy Trinity Cathedral, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nādu

Irinjalakuda (↙), Hosur (↗)

Statistics (2024.12.31)

Area: 28,490 km²

Population: 10,799 Catholics (0.0% of 27,768,109 total)

Pastoral Centres: 20 parishes, 20 missions

Personnel: 76 priests (30 diocesan, 46 religious), 389 religious (80 brothers, 309 sisters), 32 seminarians

Syro-Malabar Diocese of

Ramanathapuram