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Eparchy of Adilabad आदिलाबाद के सूबा | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archeparchy of Shamshabad |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 16,210 km2 (6,260 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2015) 2,741,239 16,403 (0.6%) |
| Parishes | 36 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Rite | East Syriac Rite |
| Established | 23 June 1999 |
| Cathedral | Holy Family Cathedral in Adilabad |
| Patron saint | St.Kuriakose Elias Chavara |
| Secular priests | 35 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Mar Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
| Bishop | Mar Joseph Thachaparambath CMI |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mar Antony Prince Panengaden |
| Bishops emeritus | Joseph Kunnath |
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Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad was created by Pope John Paul II on 23 July 1999. The first bishop, Mar Joseph Kunnath CMI, was ordained bishop on 6 October 1999 at which time the diocese also was inaugurated.
Ordinaries[edit | edit source]
Bishop's
| Sl.No | Ordinary | Designation | Year of appointment | Last year of service |
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| 1 | Joseph Kunnath CMI | Bishop | 6th October 1999 | 6th August 2015 |
| 2 | Antony Prince Panengaden | Bishop | 6th August 2015 | 30th August 2024 |
| 3 | Joseph Lukose Thachaparambath, C.M.I | Bishop | 28th August 2025 | present |