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The '''Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Mavelikara''' is a [[suffragan]] Eparchy (diocese) of Major Archiepiscopal [[Archeparchy]] ([[Metropolitan Archbishop]]) of [[Trivandrum]], who is also the major Archbishop (head) of the [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]], the [[Antiochian Rite]] Eastern Catholic Church in [[India]].


Its see is at [[Mavelikkara]], a [[taluk]] and municipality in the southern part of Alappuzha district of the southwestern Indian state of [[Kerala]], on the banks of the [[Achankovil River]].
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| name              = Mavelikara
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| sui_iuris_church  = [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]]
| rite              = [[Malankara Rite|Syro-Malankara Rite]]
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| major_archbishop  = [[Baselios Cleemis]]
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It is the 6th [[eparchy]] of the [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]], established on 2007.01.02 on territory formerly belonging to the Metropolitan archeparchies. It has 94 [[parish]]es and 37,000 members. The first bishop of this eparchy is [[Joshua Mar Ignathios]]. Patron saint is the Blessed Virgin Mary, to whom the cathedral is also devoted.
The '''Eparchy of Mavelikara''' is a [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]] ecclesiastical territory or [[diocese|eparchy]] of the [[Catholic Church]] in [[India]]. It is a [[suffragan diocese|suffragan eparchy]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of the [[metropolis (religious jurisdiction)|metropolitan]] [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum|Archeparchy of Trivandrum]].
 
Its [[episcopal see]] is [[Mavelikkara]], a [[taluk]] and municipality in the southern part of Alappuzha district of the southwestern Indian state of [[Kerala]], on the banks of the [[Achankovil River]].
 
It is the 6th [[eparchy]] of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, established on 2007.01.02 on territory formerly belonging to the Metropolitan archeparchies. It has 94 [[parish]]es and 37,000 members. The first bishop of this eparchy is [[Joshua Mar Ignathios]]. Patron saint is the Blessed Virgin Mary, to whom the cathedral is also devoted.


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Latest revision as of 22:10, 8 November 2021


Eparchy of Mavelikara

Eparchia Mavelikarensis
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical provinceMajor Archdiocese of Trivandrum
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchSyro-Malankara Catholic Church
RiteSyro-Malankara Rite
Established2007
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopBaselios Cleemis
EparchJoshua Mar Ignathios

The Eparchy of Mavelikara is a Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in India. It is a suffragan eparchy in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Trivandrum.

Its episcopal see is Mavelikkara, a taluk and municipality in the southern part of Alappuzha district of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala, on the banks of the Achankovil River.

It is the 6th eparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, established on 2007.01.02 on territory formerly belonging to the Metropolitan archeparchies. It has 94 parishes and 37,000 members. The first bishop of this eparchy is Joshua Mar Ignathios. Patron saint is the Blessed Virgin Mary, to whom the cathedral is also devoted.

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