Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kanjirappally
| Eparchy of Kanjirapally | |
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Kanjirappally bishop Mar Mathew Arackal with Fr. Prasant Payyappilly Palakkappilly and other priests at the tomb of Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery |
| Metropolitan | Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,017 km2 (779 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2011) 1,383,000 228,700 (16.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Syro-Malabar Rite |
| Established | 26 February 1977 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Dominic in Kanjirappally |
| Patron saint | Marth Mariam |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Mar George Alencherry |
| Bishop | Mar Mathew Arackal |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mar Joseph Perumthottam |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Mar Jose Pulickal |
| Emeritus Bishops | Mar Mathew Vattackuzhy Bishop Emeritus (1987–2000) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kanjirapally is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.
It was erected by Pope Paul VI in the bull "Nos Beati Petri Successores" in February 1977, which separated the eastern part of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery and erected the new eparchy of Kanjirapally, as a suffragan of the same Archeparchy. Mar Mathew Arackal is the current Bishop.
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