Suffragan eparchy Belthangady, India
Eparchy of Belthangady
Belthangadien(sis)
Syro-Malabar Church
Syro-Malabar Catholic eparchy in Karnataka, India, erected on 24 April 1999 by Pope John Paul II. It is a suffragan of the Archeparchy of Tellicherry, with the Cathedral of St. Lawrence in Belthangady as its seat. Its patron is Mar Thoma Sliha (St. Thomas the Apostle).
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- Established
- 1999
- Catholics
- 30,000
- Priests
- 76
- Territory
- 12,543 km²
Parishes and churches
53 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Lawrence ChurchBelthangady · CathedralView parish
- CarmelaramCarmelaramView parish
- Holy TrinitySampajeView parish
- Infant JesusNavoorView parish
- Infant JesusSiddapura(Hosangady)View parish
- Infant JesusYellukochiView parish
- Little Flower ChurchIchilampadyView parish
- Mariambika ChurchBangadyView parish
- Mother of GodHebriView parish
- St AlphonsaAjiriView parish
- St Antony ChurchNeeliadkaView parish
- St John Paul IIVenurView parish
- St MarysIduvallyView parish
- St Mother TheresaSulliaView parish
- St Thomas ChurchUdaneView parish
- St Thomas Mass CentrePutturView parish
- St. Alphonsa ChurchKankanadyView parish
- St. Alphonsa ChurchNellyadyView parish
- St. Antony's ChurchThottathadyView parish
- St. George ChurchUjireView parish
- St. George's ChurchJadkalView parish
- St. George's ChurchSiddalingapuraView parish
- St. Joseph's ChurchAddaholeView parish
- St. Joseph's ChurchDharmasthalaView parish
- St. Joseph's ChurchKuthlurView parish
- St. Joseph's ChurchManipalView parish
- St. Jude's ChurchDevagiriView parish
- St. Jude's ChurchHeggalaView parish
- St. Mary's ChurchAjekarView parish
- St. Mary's ChurchArlaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Eparch
- Mar James Patteril, C.M.F.
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Lawrence, Belthangady stands in Belthangady, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
An Eastern Catholic eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church at Belthangady, India, this see was erected in 1999 by Pope John Paul II's bull "Cum Ampla", which named Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhi its first bishop [1999-2025]. It is suffragan to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry, and its present bishop is Mar James Patteril. The eparchy was established for the Syro-Malabar Christians of three Karnataka districts: Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Udupi.