Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Belthangady

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Diocese of Belthangady

ಬೆಳ್ತಂಗಡಿ ಡಯಾಸಿಸ್
St. Lawrence Cathedral Church
St. Lawrence Cathedral Church, Belthangady
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical province Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry
Metropolitan Tellicherry
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Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
3,816,295
30,000 (0.8%)
Parishes 52
Schools 11
Information
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.

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