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Suffragan diocese Kottapuram, India

Diocese of Kottapuram

Kottapuramen(sis)

The Diocese of Kottapuram is a Latin Catholic diocese in Kerala, India, headquartered near the ancient city of Cranganore (Kodungallur). It was erected in 1987 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Verapoly.

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Esri
The address the register holds for St. Michael's Cathedral, Kodungallur, in Kottapuram, India.

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Established
1987
Catholics
97,000
Priests
169
Territory
3,000 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Ambrose Puthenveettil
Born
21 August 1967
Birthplace
Palliport

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The cathedral

St. Michael's Cathedral, Kodungallur stands in Kottapuram, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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