Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See Gran Bretagna, United Kingdom
Eparchy of Gran Bretagna
Magnae Britanniae Syro-Malabarensium
Syro-Malabar Church
The Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Great Britain serves Syro-Malabar rite Catholics throughout Great Britain. It was erected on 28 July 2016 by Pope Francis as the first Syro-Malabar eparchy in the country, with its seat at St Alphonsa Cathedral in Preston. Mar Joseph Srampickal was ordained its first eparch at Preston on 9 October 2016.
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- Established
- 2016
Parishes and churches
76 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Monica Mission,HornchurchView parish
- St. Pius X Knanaya MissionBlackpool, Liverpool, PrestonView parish
- St. Thomas Church, BristolBristolView parish
- St. Thomas Knanaya MissionYorkshireView parish
- St. Thomas MissionCardiffView parish
- St. Thomas Mission, NorthamptonNorthamptonView parish
- St. Thomas Mission, NorwichNorwichView parish
- St. Thomas Mission, SouthamptonEast LeighView parish
- St. Thomas More Mission, Little CommonsBexhill-on-SeaView parish
- St. Thomas the Apostle Mission, GlasgowGlasgowView parish
- St. Thomas the Apostle Mission, ManchesterNorth ManchesterView parish
- St.George MissionEast HamView parish
- St.Joseph's MissionNewportView parish
- St.Mariyam Thresia MissionSheffieldView parish
- St.Thomas MissionBlackburnView parish
- Sts Alphonsa and Anthony MissionEdinburghView parish
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The bishop
- Eparch
- Mar Joseph Srampickal
- Born
- 30 May 1967
- Birthplace
- Poovarany
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The cathedral
St Alphonsa Cathedral, Preston stands in Gran Bretagna, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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