Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Thuckalay

Eparchy of Tuckalay
தக்கலை மறைமாவட்டத்தின்
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical province Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery
Metropolitan Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery
Statistics
Area 1,794 km2 (693 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
2,071,258
29,673 (1.4%)
Information
Rite Syro-Malabar
Cathedral Cathedral in Thuckalay
Patron saint Mother of Christ and Image of the Church
Saint George
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Major Archbishop Mar George Alencherry
Bishop Mar George Rajendran
Metropolitan Archbishop Mar Joseph Perumthottam
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Thuckalay is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was founded on November 11, 1996.

Flag of Syro Malabar Church
Mar George Alencherry, the first bishop of Thuckalay

Ordinaries

  • Mar George Alencherry (1996 - 2011; became Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly)
  • Mar George Rajendram (2012 - present)


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