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Apostolic Vicariate of Cochin

Diocese of Cochin
Dioecesis Coccinensis
Fort Cochin cathedral.jpg
Location
Country India, India
Ecclesiastical province Verapoly
Metropolitan Verapoly
Coordinates 9°57′53″N 76°14′34″E / 9.964774°N 76.242738°E / 9.964774; 76.242738
Statistics
Area 235 km2 (91 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
562,746
160,812 (28.6%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 4 February 1558
Cathedral Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica in Fort Cochin
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Joseph Kariyil
Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil
Emeritus Bishops John Thattumkal Bishop Emeritus (2000-2009)
Website
Website of the Diocese

Coordinates: 9°57′53″N 76°14′34″E / 9.964774°N 76.242738°E / 9.964774; 76.242738

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin (Latin: Dioecesis Coccinensis) is a diocese located in the city of Cochin in the Ecclesiastical province of Verapoly in India.

The territory of the diocese of Cochin covers 235 square kilometers in the state of Kerala. It is situated between the Arabian Sea in the west, the Archdiocese of Verapoly in the north and in the east, and the Diocese of Alleppey in the south.

The Diocese's Cathedral church and thus, seat of its Bishop, is Santa Cruz Basilica, Fort Cochin. The current Bishop of Cochin is Bishop Joseph Kariyil, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on May 8, 2009.


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