Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum Trivandrensis Syrorum Malankarensium | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 217 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church |
| Rite | Syro-Malankara Rite |
| Established | 1932 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Mary, Pattom |
| Patron saint | Saint Peter |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Yoohanon Alexios Kuttiyil |
| Website | |
| catholicate.net | |
The Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum is a Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or major archeparchy of the Catholic Church in Thiruvananthapuram, India. Baselios Cleemis, the Major Archbishop-Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, presides over the as of 2020[update]. The cathedra is at Cathedral of Saint Mary, Pattom, Trivandrum in Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Archeparchy of Trivandrum is a metropolitan see with five suffragan eparchies.
History[edit | edit source]
The Archeparchy of Trivandrum was erected in 1932. Its suffragan eparchies are Marthandom, Mavelikara, Pathanamthitta, Parassala and St. Ephrem of Khadki.[1]
Major Archbishop-Catholicos[edit | edit source]
Baselios Cardinal Cleemis, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum and Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, was elected Major Archbishop of Trivandrum in 2007.
Statistics[edit | edit source]
In 2020 the Archeparchy had an estimated 1,81,400 faithful, in 217 parishes, with 151 diocesan priests, 34 religious priests, 19 religious brothers, 642 religious sisters, and 89 seminarians.[2]
Saints and causes for canonisation[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Archeparchy of Trivandrum (Malankarese)". catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ↑ Ronald Roberson. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2008" (PDF). Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Retrieved 26 April 2010. Information sourced from Annuario Pontificio 2008 edition.
- ↑ "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
Seminaries[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
- Archeparchy info from the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church website
- Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum