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Diocese of Kottayam
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The Archeparchy of Kottayam is a Syro-Malabar Catholic archeparchy serving the Knanaya community in India. Erected as an apostolic vicariate in 1911 and raised to an archeparchy in 2005, it is a metropolitan see rather than a Latin diocese as labeled.
- Archbishop
- Mathew Moolakkattu
- Latin name
- Kottayamen(sis)
- Established
- 1911 (archdiocese 2005)
- Cathedral
- Christ the King Cathedral, Kottayam
- Patron
- Sacred Heart of Jesus; Pope St. Pius X
- Rank
- Metropoli Orientali
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Kottayam
- Catholics
- 190,985
- Chancery
- Catholic Metropolitan’s House, P.O. Box 71, Kottayam-686001, Kerala, India
- Telephone
- Tel. [0481]256.3527
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Vijayapuram 1 km
- Changanacherry 16 km
- Tiruvalla 23 km
- Diocese of Alleppey 25 km
- Kanjirapally 30 km
- Mavelikara 41 km
Parishes near the see
- Christ the King Knanaya Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral Church · Kottayam <1 km
- St Thomas Knanaya Catholic Church · Malloossery 2 km
- Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic Church · S.H. Mount 2 km
- St. George Knanaya Catholic Forane Church · Edacat 2 km
- Holy Family Knanaya Catholic Church · East Nattassery 2 km
- Lourde Matha of Lourdes Knanaya Catholic Church · Neericad 3 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001901 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08