Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly
The Archdiocese of Verapoly (Verapolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church, composed of Latin Catholics of Malabar and headquartered at the city of Cochin, in the south Indian state of Kerala. The archdiocese has administrative control over the suffragan dioceses of Calicut, Cochin, Kannur, Kottapuram, Sultanpet and Vijayapuram. The headquarters is located in Kochi along the Malabar Coast in India. It was originally formed as the Vicariate Apostolic of Malabar in 1657 and became a metropolitan see in 1886. Verapoly is the anglicised name of Varapuzha.
Archdiocese of Verapoly Archidioecesis Verapolitana | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Verapoly |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,500 km2 (580 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 3,193,096 315,767 (9.9%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | St Francis of Assisi Cathedral in Marine Drive, Ernakulam, Cochin |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Kalathiparambil |
Vicar General | Mathew Kallinkal, Mathew Elanjimittam |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
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