The Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum is a Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or major archeparchy of the Catholic Church in Trivandrum, India. Baselios Cleemis, the Major Archbishop-Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, presides over the as of 2020[update]. The cathedra is at St. Mary's Malankara Syrian Catholic Cathedral in Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Archeparchy of Trivandrum is a metropolitan see with four suffragan eparchies.
Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Metropolitan | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 217 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church |
| Rite | Syro-Malankara Rite |
| Patron saint | Saint Peter |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Mathews Mar Polycarpos |
| Website | |
| catholicate.net | |
History edit
The Archeparchy of Trivandrum was erected in 1932. Its suffragan eparchies are Marthandom, Mavelikara, Pathanamthitta, Parassala and St. Ephrem of Khadki.[1]
Major Archbishop-Catholicos edit
Baselios Cardinal Cleemis, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum and Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, was elected Major Archbishop of Trivandrum in 2007.
Statistics edit
In 2020 the Archeparchy had an estimated 1,81,400 faithful, in 217 parishes, with 151 diocesan priests, 34 religious priests, 19 religious brothers, 642 religious sisters, and 89 seminarians.[2]
Saints and causes for canonisation edit
References edit
- ^ "Archeparchy of Trivandrum (Malankarese)". catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ Ronald Roberson. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2008" (PDF). Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Retrieved 26 April 2010. Information sourced from Annuario Pontificio 2008 edition.
- ^ "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
Seminaries edit
External links edit
- Archeparchy info from the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church website
- Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum