Diocese of Belthangady ಬೆಳ್ತಂಗಡಿ ಡಯಾಸಿಸ್ |
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St. Lawrence Cathedral Church, Belthangady
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry |
Metropolitan | Tellicherry |
Coordinates | Coordinates: 12°58′52.0″N 75°17′01.2″E / 12.981111°N 75.283667°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,543 km2 (4,843 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 3,816,295 30,000 (0.8%) |
Parishes | 52 |
Schools | 11 |
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Rite | Syro-Malabar Rite |
Established | 24 April 1999 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Lawrence, Belthangady |
Patron saint | Saint Thomas |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Mar George Alencherry |
Bishop | Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhy |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Mar George Valiamattam |
Vicar General | Joseph Valiaparambil |
Website | |
Diocese of Belthangady |
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Belthangady is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in Belthangady, India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was established in 1999 by Pope John Paul II's Bull "Cum Ampla". It is a suffragan diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry. Bishop of this diocese is Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhy.