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The '''Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Faridabad''' is a [[diocese]] of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]] in [[Faridabad]], a city in [[Haryana]], [[India]]. Erected on 6 March 2012 by [[Pope Benedict XVI]] it serves around 150,000 Syro-Malabar Catholics in the area of [[Delhi]].<ref name="bulletin">{{cite web|url=http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/28872.php?index=28872&po_date=06.03.2012&lang=en|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130421182143/http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/28872.php?index=28872&po_date=06.03.2012&lang=en|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-04-21|title=Erezione dell’Eparchia di Faridabad dei Siro-Malabaresi (India) e Nomina del Primo Eparca|publisher=[[Holy See Press Office]]|date=2012-03-06|access-date=2012-03-09|language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2968283.ece|title=New Syro-Malabar diocese to be based in Faridabad|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|date=2012-03-07|accessdate=2012-03-12}}</ref> Its first and current eparch is Kuriakose Bharanikulangara, with the personal title of [[archbishop]].<ref name="bulletin"/> The eparch resides in Faridabad, where the [[Kristuraja Cathedral, Faridabad|Kristuraja Cathedral]] (''Christ the King Cathedral'') is located.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.religiousindia.org/church-in-india/a-new-syro-malabar-eparchy-in-the-region-of-delhi|title=A new Syro- Malabar Eparchy in the region of Delhi|publisher=Conference of Religious India Bulletin|date=2012-03-07|accessdate=2012-03-09}}</ref>
The '''Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Faridabad''' is a [[diocese]] of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]] in [[Faridabad]], a city in [[Haryana]], [[India]]. Erected on 6 March 2012 by [[Pope Benedict XVI]] it serves around 150,000 Syro-Malabar Catholics in the area of [[Delhi]].<ref name="bulletin">{{cite web|url=http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/28872.php?index=28872&po_date=06.03.2012&lang=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421182143/http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/28872.php?index=28872&po_date=06.03.2012&lang=en|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-04-21|title=Erezione dell’Eparchia di Faridabad dei Siro-Malabaresi (India) e Nomina del Primo Eparca|publisher=[[Holy See Press Office]]|date=2012-03-06|access-date=2012-03-09|language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2968283.ece|title=New Syro-Malabar diocese to be based in Faridabad|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|date=2012-03-07|accessdate=2012-03-12}}</ref> Its first and current eparch is Kuriakose Bharanikulangara, with the personal title of [[archbishop]].<ref name="bulletin"/> The eparch resides in Faridabad, where the [[Kristuraja Cathedral, Faridabad|Kristuraja Cathedral]] (''Christ the King Cathedral'') is located.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.religiousindia.org/church-in-india/a-new-syro-malabar-eparchy-in-the-region-of-delhi|title=A new Syro- Malabar Eparchy in the region of Delhi|publisher=Conference of Religious India Bulletin|date=2012-03-07|accessdate=2012-03-09}}</ref>


The eparchy has a size of 950,000&nbsp;km², spreads over several jurisdictions of [[Latin Church|Latin rite]] Catholic dioceses and covers the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the States of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir as well as the Districts of Gautambuddhanagar and Ghaziabad (part of the State of Uttar Pradesh).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smcim.org/files/portal/files/file_9.pdf|title=Announcement of His Beatitude Mar George Cardinal Alencherry Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church|publisher=The Syro-Malabar Archiepiscopal Curia|date=2012-03-06|accessdate=2012-03-10}}</ref>
The eparchy has a size of 950,000&nbsp;km², spreads over several jurisdictions of [[Latin Church|Latin rite]] Catholic dioceses and covers the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the States of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir as well as the Districts of Gautambuddhanagar and Ghaziabad (part of the State of Uttar Pradesh).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smcim.org/files/portal/files/file_9.pdf|title=Announcement of His Beatitude Mar George Cardinal Alencherry Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church|publisher=The Syro-Malabar Archiepiscopal Curia|date=2012-03-06|accessdate=2012-03-10}}</ref>
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==Causes for canonisation==
* Servant of God [[Fidelis Thaliath|Sr. Fidelis Thaliath]], [[Sisters of the Destitute|S.D.]]<ref name="Sister Fidelis is Servant of God">{{Cite web |date=2021-07-15 |title=Sister Fidelis is Servant of God |trans-title=സിസ്റ്റര്‍ ഫിദേലിസ് തളിയത്ത് ഇനി ദൈവദാസി |url=https://sundayshalom.com/archives/61717 |access-date=2021-07-16 |website=sundayshalom |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Sources ==
== Sources ==

Revision as of 21:24, 5 December 2021

Eparchy of Faridabad
Location
Country India
Statistics
Area950,000 km2 (370,000 sq mi)
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)
150,000 (Syro-Malabarese)
Information
DenominationSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
RiteEast Syriac Rite
Established6 March 2012
CathedralKristuraja Cathedral, Faridabad
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopMetropolitan and Gate of all India George Alencherry
BishopKuriakose Bharanikulangara
Auxiliary BishopsJose Puthenveettil
Vicar GeneralFr.Joseph Odanat
Website
http://faridabaddiocese.in

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Faridabad is a diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Faridabad, a city in Haryana, India. Erected on 6 March 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI it serves around 150,000 Syro-Malabar Catholics in the area of Delhi.[1][2] Its first and current eparch is Kuriakose Bharanikulangara, with the personal title of archbishop.[1] The eparch resides in Faridabad, where the Kristuraja Cathedral (Christ the King Cathedral) is located.[3]

The eparchy has a size of 950,000 km², spreads over several jurisdictions of Latin rite Catholic dioceses and covers the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the States of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir as well as the Districts of Gautambuddhanagar and Ghaziabad (part of the State of Uttar Pradesh).[4]

Past and present ordinaries

Ordinary Year of appointment Last year of service
Kuriakose Bharanikulangara 2012 present

Causes for canonisation

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Erezione dell'Eparchia di Faridabad dei Siro-Malabaresi (India) e Nomina del Primo Eparca" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ "New Syro-Malabar diocese to be based in Faridabad". The Hindu. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "A new Syro- Malabar Eparchy in the region of Delhi". Conference of Religious India Bulletin. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Announcement of His Beatitude Mar George Cardinal Alencherry Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church" (PDF). The Syro-Malabar Archiepiscopal Curia. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sister Fidelis is Servant of God" [സിസ്റ്റര്‍ ഫിദേലിസ് തളിയത്ത് ഇനി ദൈവദാസി]. sundayshalom. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

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