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Diocese of Kannur
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The Diocese of Kannur is a Latin Catholic diocese in Kerala, India, serving the Kannur and Kasaragod districts. It was established in 1998 from the Diocese of Calicut, to which it is suffragan.
- Bishop
- Alex Joseph Vadakumthala
- Latin name
- Kannuren(sis)
- Erected
- 5 November 1998
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Kannur
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Calicut (Archdiocese of Calicut)
- Catholics
- 48,899
- Chancery
- Bishop's House, Mele Chovva, Kannur-670006, Kerala, India
- Telephone
- Tel. 944.724.8981
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Tellicherry 16 km
- Mananthavady 67 km
- Thamarasserry 78 km
- Calicut 79 km
- Belthangady 125 km
- Mangalore 133 km
Parishes near the see
- Immaculate Conception · Anayandgiri <1 km
- St. Sebastian · Kayapoil 1 km
- St. Martin de Porres · Kundery 1 km
- Sacred Heart · Payyangadi 2 km
- Immaculate Conception · Kavumchal 2 km
- St. Peter · Nileswar 2 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001802 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08