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| jurisdiction = Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy<!-- Type of jurisdiction: i.e. Diocese or Archdiocese --> | | jurisdiction = Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy<!-- Type of jurisdiction: i.e. Diocese or Archdiocese --> | ||
| name = Trichur | | name = Trichur-Palayoor | ||
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| emeritus_bishops = Mar [[Jacob Thoomkuzhy]] | | emeritus_bishops = Mar [[Jacob Thoomkuzhy]] | ||
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The '''Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Trichur''', in [[Thrissur District]] of Central [[Kerala]], [[India]], with nearly half a million Syro-Malabar Catholics now, used to be the largest Catholic diocese in India when it included the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda]] until 1978 and [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Palghat]] until 1973. [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda]], also located in [[Thrissur District]], has over a quarter million Syro-Malabar Catholics now. [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat]] in Central [[Kerala]] extends to some regions in the neighbouring state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. In 2010, the parts of [[Tamil Nadu]] under the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat]] were separated to form another [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ramanathapuram]]. | The '''Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Trichur-Palayoor''', in [[Thrissur District]] of Central [[Kerala]], [[India]], with nearly half a million Syro-Malabar Catholics now, used to be the largest Catholic diocese in India when it included the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda]] until 1978 and [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Palghat]] until 1973. [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda]], also located in [[Thrissur District]], has over a quarter million Syro-Malabar Catholics now. [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat]] in Central [[Kerala]] extends to some regions in the neighbouring state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. In 2010, the parts of [[Tamil Nadu]] under the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat]] were separated to form another [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ramanathapuram]]. | ||
'''[https://www.trichurarchdiocese.org Archeparchy of Trichur]''' founded on '''May 20, 1887''' by Pope [[Pope Leo XIII|Leo XIII]] by his Papal bull ''Quod Jam Pridem'' now covers an area of 2000 Sq.Km and has a Catholic population of about 460848. There are 16 Foranes under the Archeparchy of Trichur. The total number of parishes is 215. In addition, there are 36 stations in the archdiocese. Diocese of Ramanathapuram, Diocese of Irinjalakuda and Diocese of Palghat are the suffragan dioceses of the Archeparchy. Cardinal Mar George Alencherry is the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Mar Andrews Thazhath is the Metropolitan Archbishop, Mar Tony Neelankavil is the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese and Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhy is the Archbishop Emeritus. | '''[https://www.trichurarchdiocese.org Archeparchy of Trichur-Palayoor]''' founded on '''May 20, 1887''' by Pope [[Pope Leo XIII|Leo XIII]] by his Papal bull ''Quod Jam Pridem'' now covers an area of 2000 Sq.Km and has a Catholic population of about 460848. There are 16 Foranes under the Archeparchy of Trichur. The total number of parishes is 215. In addition, there are 36 stations in the archdiocese. Diocese of Ramanathapuram, Diocese of Irinjalakuda and Diocese of Palghat are the suffragan dioceses of the Archeparchy. Cardinal Mar George Alencherry is the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Mar Andrews Thazhath is the Metropolitan Archbishop, Mar Tony Neelankavil is the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese and Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhy is the Archbishop Emeritus. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The diocese was founded on 20 May 1887 by [[Pope Leo XIII]] by his [[papal bull]] ''Quod iam pridem''. The boundaries of diocese were from [[Periyar (river)]] in [[Aluva]] to [[Bharathappuzha]]. Later it was extended to [[Palakkad district]] and extended to [[Coimbatore District]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] and was the largest Catholic diocese in [[India]]. | The diocese was founded on 20 May 1887 by [[Pope Leo XIII]] by his [[papal bull]] ''Quod iam pridem''. The boundaries of diocese were from [[Periyar (river)]] in [[Aluva]] to [[Bharathappuzha]]. Later it was extended to [[Palakkad district]] and extended to [[Coimbatore District]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] and was the largest Catholic diocese in [[India]]. | ||
==Role in education== | |||
Rev. Medlycott has given a description about the state of facilities for education in the vicariate on his arrival in 1887 and on his return in 1896 as below: | |||
{{blockquote|The Vicariate of Trichur had a Catholic Syrian population of 108,422 with eighty-three parish churches and twenty-two chapels-of-ease, served by 118 priests of the Syrian Rite, besides 23 Syrian [[Carmelites of Mary Immaculate|Carmelite Tertiary monks]], in two monasteries; there was also a convent of 24 native Tertiary nuns with a middle-class school of 33 girls. The bishop on taking charge found that there were practically no schools, except one provided for clerics; he took early steps to open as many elementary parish schools as possible; within nine years (1888-96) the vicariate was provided with no less than 231 elementary parish schools for both sexes, educating over 12,000 children, besides a high school ([[St. Thomas College, Thrissur|St. Thomas's College]]), with 95 students; there were also 56 boys in [[St. Aloysius College, Thrissur|St. Aloysius's High School]], under the Tertiary monks.... plans were prepared to house the above college in a handsome structure. This was the condition of things when the bishop went to Europe on sick leave. | |||
<ref>{{cite book|author=Medlycott, A.E.|title=Saint Thomas Christians in Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church, Volume 14|url=https://archive.org/details/catholicencyclop14herbuoft/page/688/mode/2up|year=1912|publisher=Robert Appleton Company|pages=678 - 688}}</ref>}} | |||
==Parishes and population== | ==Parishes and population== | ||
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| Dolours' Basilica | | [[Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours, Thrissur|Dolours' Basilica]] | ||
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| [[Ollur]] | | [[Saint Antony's Church, Ollur|Ollur]] | ||
| 14 | | 14 | ||
| 5 | | 5 | ||
| | | 13372 | ||
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| Palayur | | [[St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Church, Palayur|Palayur]] | ||
| 14 | | 14 | ||
| 2 | | 2 | ||