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{{Infobox diocese<br />
| jurisdiction = Archdiocese<br />
| name = Tiruvalla<br />
| latin = Tiruvallensis<br />
| local = <!-- Name in the native language --> <br />
| image = St. John's Cathedral, Tiruvalla.jpg<br />
| image_size = <br />
| image_alt = Photo of St. John's Cathedral<br />
| caption = St. John's Cathedral<br />
<!---- Locations ----><br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| territory = <br />
| province = Tiruvalla<br />
| metropolitan = <br />
| archdeaconries = <br />
| deaneries = <br />
| subdivisions = <br />
| coordinates = <!-- Use {{coord}} --><br />
<!---- Statistics ----><br />
| area_km2 = <!-- Area in square kilometers, automatically converted --><br />
| area_sqmi = <!-- Area in square miles, automatically converted --><br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| population = 5,555,000<br />
| population_as_of = 2010<br />
| catholics = 37,486<br />
| catholics_percent = 0.7<br />
| parishes = 133<br />
| churches = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese --><br />
| congregations = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese --><br />
| schools = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese --><br />
| members = <!-- Number of members in the diocese --><br />
<!---- Information ----><br />
| denomination = <br />
| particular_church = [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]]<br />
| rite = [[Syro-Malankara Rite]]<br />
| established = 11 June 1932<br />
| cathedral = [[St. John's Cathedral, Tiruvalla|St. John's Cathedral]]<br />
| cocathedral = <br />
| patron = <!-- Patron saint(s) of the diocese (or archdiocese) --><br />
| patron_title = <!-- Use to override the default label "Patron saint" --><br />
| priests = 137<br />
<!---- Current leadership ----><br />
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}} <!-- DO NOT CHANGE. This will update the Popes Automatically as they change --><br />
| patriarch = <br />
| major_archbishop = <br />
| bishop = <!-- Name and title of the current ordinary of the diocese --><br />
| bishop_title = <!-- Type of ordinary: i.e. Bishop or Archbishop. Default is Bishop --><br />
| metro_archbishop = [[Thomas Mar Koorilos]]<br />
| coadjutor = <br />
| suffragans = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration); use | suffragan = for one --><br />
| auxiliary_bishops = <br />
| apostolic_admin = <br />
| vicar_general = <br />
| episcopal_vicar =<br />
| archdeacons = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of first collation); use | archdeacon = for one--><br />
| emeritus_bishops = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) --><br />
<!---- Map ----><br />
| map = <br />
| map_size = <br />
| map_alt = <br />
| map_caption = <br />
<!---- Website ----><br />
| website = [https://www.catholicate.net/eparchies/archieparchy-of-tiruvalla/5] Archeparchy of Tiruvalla <br />
[http://103.78.17.132/catholic/index.php] Archdiocese of Tiruvalla<br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
The '''Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla''' is an [[archeparchy]] of the [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]] in [[Tiruvalla]], in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan Archbishop]] Aboon Mor [[Thomas Mar Koorilos|Thomas Koorilos]] currently presides. The seat of the eparchy is at [[St. John's Cathedral, Tiruvalla|St. John's Syro-Malankara Catholic Cathedral]] in<br />
Tiruvalla, a circular edifice designed by a British architect.<br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Directory Oman1.jpg|thumb|270px|Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas Mar Koorilos releases the Directory of Malankara Catholics in [[Oman]]]]<br />
The eparchy of Tiruvalla was erected in 1932, and raised to the status of an archeparchy in 2006. Its suffragan eparchies are those of [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Bathery|Bathery]], [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Muvattupuzha|Muvattupuzha]], and [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puthur|Puthur]].<ref name=hier>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtiml.html<br />
|publisher=catholic-hierarchy.org<br />
|title=Archeparchy of Tiruvalla (Malankarese)<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Current bishops==<br />
The Metropolitan of Tiruvalla is Thomas Mar Koorilos, appointed in 2007.<br />
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==Statistics==<br />
As of 2018, the archeparchy has an estimated 40,000 faithful, in 136 parishes, with 106 diocesan priests, 25 religious priests, 54 religious brothers, 267 religious sisters, and 33 seminarians.<ref name="cnewastat">{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.cnewa.org/source-images/Roberson-eastcath-statistics/eastcatholic-stat08.pdf<br />
|author=Ronald Roberson<br />
|title=The Eastern Catholic Churches 2008<br />
|publisher=Catholic Near East Welfare Association<br />
|accessdate=26 April 2010}} Information sourced from ''Annuario Pontificio'' 2008 edition.</ref><br />
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The Archdiocese of Tiruvalla took the initiative in founding the St. Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute, a constituent college of the University of Kottayam, which specialises in [[Syriac studies]].<br />
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The Archdiocese of Tiruvalla took the initiative in founding the Infant Mary's Minor Seminary for priestly formation.<br />
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==Saints and causes for canonisation==<br />
* Jean-Richard Mahieu (François) [Acharya]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsaints.faithweb.com/year/2002.htm|title=2002|website=newsaints.faithweb.com|accessdate=Oct 17, 2019}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.catholicate.net/pro_province_tvla.html Archeparchy info] from the [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]] website<br />
* [http://www.tiruvallaarchdiocese.org/ Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla] Official website<br />
* [http://www.syromalankara.org/regions/tiruvalla/metropolitan-eparchy-of-tiruvalla.html About the] Archeparchy<br />
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/tiru1.htm GCatholic]<br />
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{{Syro-Malankara Catholic Church Hierarchy}}<br />
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