Suffragan eparchy Chanda, India
Eparchy of Chanda
Chandaën(sis)
Syro-Malabar Church
The Eparchy of Chanda is a Syro-Malabar eparchy in eastern Maharashtra, India, established on 26 February 1977 and suffragan of the Archeparchy of Kalyan. Its seat is the Cathedral of St Thomas the Apostle in Ballarpur.
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- Established
- 1977
- Catholics
- 14,757
- Priests
- 95
- Territory
- 32,233 km²
Parishes and churches
7 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Thomas CathedralTown not recorded · CathedralView parish
- Ballarpur Parish (est. 1934)BallarpurView parish
- Brahmapuri Parish (est. 1966)BrahmapuriView parish
- Chandrapur ParishChandrapurView parish
- Nagepalli / Allapalli Parish (est. 1967)NagepalliView parish
- Wardha Parish (est. 1882)WardhaView parish
- Wirur Parish (est. 1965)WirurView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Eparch
- Mar Ephrem Nariculam
- Born
- 10 December 1960
- Birthplace
- Sanjopuram
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St Thomas the Apostle, Ballarpur stands in Chanda, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
An eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the East Syriac Rite Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Chanda is suffragan to the Syro-Malabar Archeparchy of Kalyan. St. Thomas Cathedral in Ballarpur, in India's Maharashtra state, serves as its cathedral episcopal see.