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{{short description|Syro-Malankara Catholic eparchy in India}}<br />
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{{Infobox diocese<br />
| jurisdiction = Eparchy<br />
| name = Marthandom<br />
| latin = Eparchia Marthandomensis<br />
| local = மார்த்தாண்டம் மறைமாவட்ட<br />
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<!---- Locations ----><br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| territory = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| province = [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum|Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum]]<br />
| metropolitan = <br />
| archdeaconries = <br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|8.302754|N|77.219145|E}}<br />
<!---- Statistics ----><br />
| area_km2 = 1664<br />
| area_sqmi = <!-- Area in square miles, automatically converted --><br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| population = 2,026,000<br />
| population_as_of = 2009<br />
| catholics = 75000<br />
| catholics_percent = 3.2<br />
| parishes = 79<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 = [[Catholic Church]]<br />
| sui_iuris_church = [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]]<br />
| rite = [[Malankara Rite|Syro-Malankara Rite]]<br />
| established = 16 December 1996<br />
| cathedral = Christuraja Cathedral (Christ the King Cathedral)<br />
| cocathedral = <br />
| patron = [[St. Paul]] and [[St. Therese of Lisieux]]<br />
| patron_title = Patron saints<br />
| priests = 41<br />
<!---- Current leadership ----><br />
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}} <!-- DO NOT CHANGE. This will update the Popes Automatically as they change --><br />
| patriarch = <br />
| major_archbishop = [[Baselios Cleemis]]<br />
| bishop = [[Vincent Mar Paulos]]<br />
| bishop_title = <!-- Type of ordinary: i.e. Bishop or Archbishop. Default is Bishop --><br />
| metro_archbishop = <!-- Name of the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province --><br />
| coadjutor = <br />
| suffragans = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration); use | suffragan = for one --><br />
| auxiliary_bishops = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) --><br />
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| 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 />
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<!---- Website ----><br />
| website = [http://marthandamdiocese.com/ marthandamdiocese.com]<br />
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The '''Eparchy of Marthandom''' (also called Marthandam) is a [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]] ecclesiastical territory or [[diocese|eparchy]] in [[Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It was created by [[Pope John Paul II]] on 16 December 1996. It was the fourth eparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. Its territory covers three civil districts: Kaliakkavilai, Marthandam, Nagercoil. The [[Christianity in Kanyakumari district|Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in Kanyakumari District]] is among the largest religious groups in the region. The Eparchy of Marthandam is a [[suffragan diocese|suffragan eparchy]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of the [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum|Archeparchy of Trivandrum]].<br />
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==References==<br />
*[http://marthandamdiocese.com/History.aspx History of the Marthandam Diocese]<br />
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[[Category:Syro-Malankara Catholic dioceses]]<br />
[[Category:Eastern Catholic dioceses in India]]<br />
[[Category:Christianity in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Dioceses established in the 20th century]]<br />
[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1996]]<br />
[[Category:1996 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]</div>->Pbritti