Tuesday, January 30, 2018


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SYRO MALABAR EPARCHIES


Eparchies in Canonical Territory | Outside Canonical Territory | Exarchate Outside Canonical Territory | Jurisdiction


The Syro-Malabar Church has


  • 5 Archeparchies, 29Eparchies,2 Apostolic Visitations and 1 Apostolic Exarchate.(Total 34+2+1=37)
  • 18 of them (5 Archeparchies and 13 Eparchies) in 'Canonical Territory' (Kerala, and parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka) and under the proper jurisdiction of the Major Archbishop
  • 9 Eparchies in various Indian states with exclusive Syro-Malabar jurisdiction.
  • 2 Eparchies - Kalyan and Faridabad in India - where there are multiple jurisdictions.
  • 3 Eparchies for Syro-Malabar faithful in USA, Australia and Great Britain
  • 1 Apostolic Exarchate for the Syro-Malabar faithful in Canada

Eparchies in Canonical Territory (18)


Name of the EparchyEstd.State
Ernakulam-Angamaly Major Archeparchy1896Kerala
Kothamangalam Eparchy1957Kerala
Idukki Eparchy2002Kerala
Changanacherry Archeparchy1887Kerala
Palai Eparchy1950Kerala
Thuckalay Eparchy1966Tamil Nadu
Kanjirapally Eparchy1977Kerala
Trichur Archeparchy1887Kerala
Palghat Eparchy1974Kerala
Irinjalakuda Eparchy1978Kerala
Ramanathaapuram Eparchy2010Tamil Nadu
Kottayam Archeparchy1911Kerala
Tellicherry Archeparchy1953Kerala
Mananthavady Eparchy1973Kerala
Thamarassery Eparchy1986Kerala
Belthangady Eparchy1999Karnataka
Bhadravathi Eparchy2007Karnataka
Mandya Eparchy2010Karnataka

Eparchies Outside Canonical Territory (16)


Name of the EparchyEstd.Archdiocese / State
Adilabad1999Hyderabad / AP
Bijnor1972Agra / Uttarakand
Chanda1977Nagpur / Chattisgarh
Chicago St. Thomas Diocese2001Chicago / USA
Faridabad2012Delhi / Delhi, HP, Haryana, J&K, Punjab, parts of UP
Gorakhpur1984Agra / UP
Eparchy of Great Britain2016Britain / UK
Jagdalpur1977Raipur / Chattisgarh
Kalyan1988Bombay / Maharashtra
Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne2013Melbourne / Australia
Rajkot1977Gandhinagar / Gurarat
Sagar1977Bhopal / MP
Satna1977Bhopal / MP
Ujjain1977Bhopal / MP
Shamshabad2017Telangana
Hosur2017Tamilnadu

Exarchate Outside Canonical Territory (1)


Name of the ExarchateEstd.Archdiocese / State
MISSISSUAGA, CANADA2015MISSISSUAGA / CANADA

Apostolic Visitations (2)


Name of the Apostolic Visitation
Apostolic Visitation in Europe
Apostolic Visitation in New Zealand

Jurisdiction

Currently there are 34 Eparchial Sees in the Syro-Malabar Church, of which 5 are Archeparchies and 29 Eparchies. All the 5 Archeparchies as well as 13 eparchies are within the canonical territory which includes the whole of Kerala and some districts of the neighboring states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The 13 eparchies within canonical territory are organized into suffragans of the 4 Metropolitan Sees. The Archeparchy of Kottayam is an Archeparchy without suffragan eparchies. Major Archbishop and the Synod has full authority over these 18 eparchial Sees.

The 16 Syro-Malabar Eparchies outside the canonical territory are directly under the Pope. Although their Bishops are members of the Syro-Malabar Bishop's Synod, the Major Archbishop has only limited authority over them. These eparchies are generally suffragans of the nearby Latin Archdioceses.

In the Archeparchies and Eparchies within the canoncial territory and in the Eparchies of Kalyan, Faridabad , St. Thomas Diocese of Chicago and Melbourne, the authority of the respective bishops is over the Syro-Malabar Catholics only. The Syro-Malankara and Latin Catholics of these areas are under the respective Syro-Malankara or Latin bishop. On the other hand, in all other Syro-Malabar dioceses the authority of the Syro-Malabar bishop is exclusive. That is to say all Catholics, whether they are Syro-Malabarian, Syro-Malankarite or Latin living in these areas are under the Syro-Malabar bishop of the place. In a similar pattern all the Syro-Malabarians living in other areas are under the local Latin bishop. For example the Syro-Malabarians in Bangalore or Madras or other Indian or foreign places, even though they have many Syro-Malabar parishes, are under the Latin Bishop of the place.
Syro-Malabar Church is constantly working for All-India jurisdiction and the right for pastoral care of its faithful all over the world.
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