Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla

Eastern Catholic archeparchy in Kerala, India

Archdiocese of Tiruvalla

Tiruvallensis

St. John's Cathedral

Location
Country| India
Ecclesiastical province| Tiruvalla
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics| (as of 2010)
5,555,000
37,486 (0.7%)
Parishes| 133
Information
Sui iuris church| Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Rite| Syro-Malankara Rite
Established| 11 June 1932
Cathedral| St. John's Cathedral
Secular priests| 137
Current leadership
Pope| Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop| Thomas Mar Koorilos
Website
[1] Archeparchy of Tiruvalla [2] Archdiocese of Tiruvalla

The Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla is an archeparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in Tiruvalla, in Kerala, India. Metropolitan Archbishop Aboon Mor Thomas Koorilos currently presides. The seat of the eparchy is at St. John's Syro-Malankara Catholic Cathedral in Tiruvalla, a circular edifice designed by a British architect.

## History

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Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas Mar Koorilos releases the Directory of Malankara Catholics in Oman

The eparchy of Tiruvalla was erected in 1932, and raised to the status of an archeparchy in 2006. Its suffragan eparchies are those of Bathery, Muvattupuzha, and Puthur.[1]

## Current bishops

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The Metropolitan of Tiruvalla is Thomas Mar Koorilos, appointed in 2007.

## Statistics

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As of 2018, the archeparchy has an estimated 40,000 faithful, in 136 parishes, with 106 diocesan priests, 25 religious priests, 54 religious brothers, 267 religious sisters, and 33 seminarians.[2]

The Archdiocese of Tiruvalla took the initiative in founding the St. Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute, a constituent college of the University of Kottayam, which specialises in Syriac studies.

The Archdiocese of Tiruvalla took the initiative in founding the Infant Mary's Minor Seminary for priestly formation.

## Saints and causes for canonisation

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* Jean-Richard Mahieu (François) [Acharya][3]

## References

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1. ^ "Archeparchy of Tiruvalla (Malankarese)". catholic-hierarchy.org.
2. ^ Ronald Roberson. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2008" (PDF). Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Retrieved 26 April 2010. Information sourced from Annuario Pontificio 2008 edition.
3. ^ "2002". newsaints.faithweb.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

## External links

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* Archeparchy info from the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church website
* Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla Official website
* About the Archeparchy
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