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Suffragan eparchy Chanda, India

Eparchy of Chanda

Chandaën(sis)

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.

On the map

Esri
Chanda, India, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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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.

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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.

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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.