Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Idukki - Revision history

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	\| country = {{flag\|India}}		\| country = {{flag\|India}}
	\| territory =		\| territory =
	\| metropolitan =		\| metropolitan = Metropolitan and Gate of all India Mar [[George Alencherry]]<br />{{Lang\|syc\| ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ ܘܬܲܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܗܸܢܕܘܿ ܡܵܪܲܢ ܡܵܪܝ ܓܝܼܘܲܪܓܝܼܣ ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ }}
			\| province = [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly\|Ernakulam-Angamaly]]
	\| archdeaconries =		\| archdeaconries =
	\| deaneries =		\| deaneries =
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	\| denomination = [[Syro-Malabar Church]]		\| denomination = [[Syro-Malabar Church]]
	\| rite = [[~~East Syriac~~ Rite]]		\| rite = [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church\|Syro-Malabar Rite]]
	\| established = 15 January 2003		\| established = 15 January 2003
	\| cathedral = Cathedral of St George in Vazhathoppe[[Idukki district\|Idukki]]		\| cathedral = Cathedral of St George in Vazhathoppe[[Idukki district\|Idukki]]
	\| cocathedral =		\| cocathedral =
	\| patron = [[Thomas the Apostle\|~~Saint~~ Thomas the Apostle]]		\| patron = [[Thomas the Apostle\|St Thomas the Apostle]]
	\| patron_title = <!-- Use to override the default label "Patron saint" -->		\| patron_title = <!-- Use to override the default label "Patron saint" -->
	\| priests = <!-- Number of priests in the diocese -->		\| priests = <!-- Number of priests in the diocese -->
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	== Statistics ==		== Statistics ==
	As per 2015, it pastorally served 266,600 Catholics (34.0% of 785,000 total; there are also Latin Catholics and Syro-Malankara Catholics in this region, belonging to the Diocese of Vijayapuram viz. Thiruvalla, and Christians of Jacobite and Orthodox Churches besides various Protestant denominations) on 3,000 km² in 155 parishes with 573 priests (238 diocesan, 335 religious), 1,306 lay religious (350 brothers, 956 sisters) and 86 seminarians.		As per 2015, it pastorally served 266,600 Catholics (34.0% of 785,000 total; there are also Latin Catholics and Syro-Malankara Catholics in this region, belonging to the Diocese of Vijayapuram viz. Thiruvalla, and Christians of Jacobite and Orthodox Churches besides various Protestant denominations) on 3,000 km² in 155 parishes with 573 priests (238 diocesan, 335 religious), 1,306 lay religious (350 brothers, 956 sisters) and 86 seminarians.

	== Episcopal Ordinaries ==		== Episcopal Ordinaries ==

->Br Ibrahim john at 05:57, 20 July 2021

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	\| country = {{flag\|India}}		\| country = {{flag\|India}}
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	\| metropolitan = Metropolitan and Gate of all India Mar [[George Alencherry]]<br />{{Lang\|syc\| ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ ܘܬܲܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܗܸܢܕܘܿ ܡܵܪܲܢ ܡܵܪܝ ܓܝܼܘܲܪܓܝܼܣ ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ }}		\| metropolitan =
	~~\| province = [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly\|Ernakulam-Angamaly]]~~
	\| archdeaconries =		\| archdeaconries =
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	\| denomination = [[Syro-Malabar Church]]		\| denomination = [[Syro-Malabar Church]]
	\| rite = [[~~Syro-Malabar Catholic Church\|Syro-Malabar~~ Rite]]		\| rite = [[East Syriac Rite]]
	\| established = 15 January 2003		\| established = 15 January 2003
	\| cathedral = Cathedral of St George in Vazhathoppe[[Idukki district\|Idukki]]		\| cathedral = Cathedral of St George in Vazhathoppe[[Idukki district\|Idukki]]
	\| cocathedral =		\| cocathedral =
	\| patron = [[Thomas the Apostle\|St Thomas the Apostle]]		\| patron = [[Thomas the Apostle\|Saint Thomas the Apostle]]
	\| patron_title = <!-- Use to override the default label "Patron saint" -->		\| patron_title = <!-- Use to override the default label "Patron saint" -->
	\| priests = <!-- Number of priests in the diocese -->		\| priests = <!-- Number of priests in the diocese -->

>Johnchacks: honorific is "Mar" not "Maran Mar" - pls refer here: http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/syro-malabar-major-archbishop.php

2021-03-27T15:38:27Z

honorific is "Mar" not "Maran Mar" - pls refer here: http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/syro-malabar-major-archbishop.php

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{{short description|Eparchy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Syro-Malabar Eparchy
| name = Idukki
| local =
| image =
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| country = {{flag|India}}
| territory =
| metropolitan = Metropolitan and Gate of all India Mar [[George Alencherry]]<br />{{Lang|syc| ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ ܘܬܲܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܗܸܢܕܘܿ ܡܵܪܲܢ ܡܵܪܝ ܓܝܼܘܲܪܓܝܼܣ ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ }}
| province = [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly|Ernakulam-Angamaly]]
| archdeaconries =
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| area_km2 = 3,000
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| population = 760,350
| population_as_of = 2009
| catholics = 261,750
| catholics_percent = 34
| parishes = 151
| churches = 
| congregations = 
| schools = 
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| denomination = [[Syro-Malabar Church]]
| rite = [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church|Syro-Malabar Rite]]
| established = 15 January 2003
| cathedral = Cathedral of St George in Vazhathoppe[[Idukki district|Idukki]]
| cocathedral =
| patron = [[Thomas the Apostle|St Thomas the Apostle]]
| patron_title = 
| priests = 

| pope = {{Incumbent pope}} 
| patriarch =
| major_archbishop = Metropolitan and Gate of all India Mar George Alencherry<br />{{Lang|syc| ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ ܘܬܲܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܗܸܢܕܘܿ ܡܵܪܲܢ ܡܵܪܝ ܓܝܼܘܲܪܓܝܼܣ ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ }}
| bishop = John Nellikkunnel
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| website = [http://www.idukkidiocese.org/home/index Website of the Diocese]
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The ''' Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Idukki''' is a [[suffragan]] [[eparchy]] ([[Eastern Catholic]] diocese) in southern [[India]], in the proper [[ecclesiastical province]] of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly|Major Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly]], which heads the entire [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]] (which follows a Chaldean = [[Syro-Oriental Rite]]), hence dependent on the [[Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches]].

Its [[cathedral]] episcopal see is Saint George's Cathedral Vazhathoppe, in [[Idukki township]], in [[Kerala]] state.

== History ==
The creation of the diocese on 2003.01.15, as the twenty-sixth eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, on territory split off from the Diocese of Kothamangalam is contained in an [[Apostolic Constitution]] ''Maturescens catholica fideis'' put forth by Pope [[John Paul II]] in December 2002. It started with 114 parishes and mission stations.

== Statistics ==
As per 2015, it pastorally served 266,600 Catholics (34.0% of 785,000 total; there are also Latin Catholics and Syro-Malankara Catholics in this region, belonging to the Diocese of Vijayapuram viz. Thiruvalla, and Christians of Jacobite and Orthodox Churches besides various Protestant denominations) on 3,000 km² in 155 parishes with 573 priests (238 diocesan, 335 religious), 1,306 lay religious (350 brothers, 956 sisters) and 86 seminarians.

== Episcopal Ordinaries ==
(all native Indians)

; Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Idukki
* First Bishop Avoon Mar [[Mathew Anikuzhikattil]] (2003.01.15 – retired 2018.01.12), originated from the diocese of Kothamangalam
* Present Avoon Mar [[John Nellikunnel]] (2018.01.12 – ...).

== Sources and external links ==
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/iduk0.htm GCatholic, with Google HQ satellite picture - data for all sections]
* [http://www.idukkidiocese.org/ official diocesan website, with map, diocesan chronicle etc.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110411230757/http://cs.nyu.edu/kandathi/ernakulam.html Archdiocese of Ernakulam]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/diduk.html Catholic-Hierarchy ]

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