Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Shamshabad

The Eparchy of Shamshabad is a Syro-Malabar Church eparchy of the Catholic Church in Telangana, India. It was established by Pope Francis on 10 October 2017, and Raphael Thattil was appointed its first bishop.[6] In a letter to the bishops of India, Francis cited India's decades of experience with "overlapping jurisdictions" of different sui iuris churches. He wrote: "With the growth of spiritual friendship and mutual assistance, any tension or apprehension should be swiftly overcome. May this extension of the pastoral area of the Syro-Malabar Church in no way be perceived as a growth in power and domination, but as a call to deeper communion, which should never be perceived as uniformity."[7]

Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Shamshabad

Eparchia Shamshabadensis
Catholic
Location
Country India
TerritoryCovers 23 states and 4 union territories including 2 islands[1]
MetropolitanMajor Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly
Statistics
Population
- Catholics		(as of 2022)
123,735[lower-alpha 1]
Parishes37 parishes, 69 missions[2]
Churches11 functional, 7 under construction, as of 2017
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchSyro-Malabar Church
RiteEast Syriac Rite[3]
Established10 October 2017 (10 October 2017)
CathedralSt. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Kukatpally
Patron saint
Secular priests72 (52 diocesan, 20 religious)[lower-alpha 1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopRaphael Thattil
Major Archiepiscopal AdministratorJoseph Kollamparambil[2]
Metropolitan ArchbishopRaphael Thattil
Auxiliary Bishops
Map
Website
shamshabaddiocese.org

The new jurisdiction was inaugurated with Thattil's installation on 7 January 2018.[8] The cathedral is the St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Catholic Church at Kukatpally, in Greater Hyderabad.

There are 130,000 Catholics in the Shamshabad diocese with eleven functional churches and seven under construction.[9]

Bishops
Ordinaries
Auxiliary Bishops

Notes
  1. Annuario Pontificio (2023) via Catholic-Hierarchy.org[1]
  2. Raphael Thattil was appointed as bishop on 10 October 2017, but not installed until 7 January 2018.[1]

References
  1. "Shamshabad (Syro-Malabar Eparchy)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. "Syro-Malabar Diocese of Shamshabad". GCatholic. Gabriel Chow. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. Alencherry, George (6 December 2013). "Circular – New Liturgical Texts of the Syro-Malabar Church". Syro-Malabar Church. 2185/2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.
  4. "Patron". Eparchy of Shamashabad. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  5. "Diocese of Shamshabad". List of Catholic Dioceses in Asia. UCA News. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  6. "Provisions for the Syro-Malabar Church, 10.10.2017" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  7. "Letter of the Holy Father". Holy See Press Office. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  8. "Kerala church gets back all-India jurisdiction with Shamshabad diocese". The Indian Express. PTI. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  9. "New Eparchy of Shamshabad" (Press release). Syro-Malabar Church. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

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