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Metropolitan see Faridabad, India

Archdiocese of Faridabad

Faridabaden(sis)

The Archeparchy of Faridabad is a Syro-Malabar metropolitan archeparchy based in Faridabad, Haryana, India, erected as an eparchy on 6 March 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI and elevated to archeparchy in 2025 with Bijnor and Gorakhpur as suffragans. It covers Delhi and much of northwest India, with its seat at Kristuraja Cathedral in Faridabad. Mar Kuriakose Bharanikulangara, its first eparch, is the metropolitan archbishop.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Kristuraja Cathedral, Faridabad, in Faridabad, India.

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Established
2012
Catholics
164,934
Priests
118
Territory
950,000 km²

Parishes and churches

62 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Mar Kuriakose Bharanikulangara
Born
1 February 1959
Birthplace
Karippassery

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The cathedral

Kristuraja Cathedral, Faridabad stands in Faridabad, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Erected on 6 March 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI, the Archeparchy of Faridabad belongs to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and is seated in Faridabad, a city in Haryana, India. It serves around 150,000 Syro-Malabar Catholics in the North India. Mar Kuriakose Bharanikulangara, its first and current eparch, holds the personal title of archbishop and resides in Faridabad, where the Kristuraja Cathedral (Christ the King Cathedral) is located.