Diocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly
Ernakulamen(sis)-Angamalien(sis)
Major archiepiscopal Church · Syro-Malabar Church · Ernakulam-Angamaly, India
The Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly in Kerala, India, is the see of the Major Archbishop and head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Established as a vicariate by Pope Leo XIII on 28 July 1896, it became the see of the Syro-Malabar hierarchy in 1923 and the major archiepiscopal see in 1992. Its seat is St Mary's Cathedral Basilica in Ernakulam, with Kothamangalam and Idukki as suffragan eparchies.
The see
- Rank
- Major archiepiscopal Church
- Tradition
- Syro-Malabar Church
- Erected
- 16 December 1992
- Latin
- Ernakulamen(sis)-Angamalien(sis)
- Patron
- Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Annuario code
- 001000568
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 653,670
- Population
- 4,680,900
- Catholic share
- 14.0%
- Priests
- 462
- Catholics per priest
- 1,415
- Extent
- 1,500 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 436
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Mar Raphael Thattil
- Born
- 21 April 1956
- Birthplace
- Thrissur
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St Mary's Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam stands in Ernakulam-Angamaly, 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.
The province of Ernakulam-Angamaly
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Eparchy of IdukkiIdukki
- Eparchy of KothamangalamKothamangalam
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
As the see of the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, the Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly holds the rank of major archeparchy, a status it has carried since 1992, when the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church was raised to a major archiepiscopal church with Ernakulam-Angamaly as the primatal see. Its major archbishop, the chief bishop of the jurisdiction, is at the same time the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia · GCatholic
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].