Suffragan eparchy Parassala, India
Eparchy of Parassala
Parassalan(us)
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic eparchy erected by Pope Francis on 5 August 2017 by bifurcating the Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum, of which it is a suffragan. Its seat is St. Mary's Malankara Catholic Church in Parassala, serving Malankara-rite faithful in southern Kerala and adjacent Tamil Nadu.
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- Established
- 2017
- Catholics
- 37,700
- Priests
- 51
Parishes and churches
101 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St George’s SMCC KodangavilaKodangavilaView parish
- St George’s SMCC KudappanamooduKudappanamooduView parish
- St George’s SMCC PonneduthakuzhiPonneduthakuzhiView parish
- St George’s SMCC ThoongamparaThoongamparaView parish
- St George’s SMCC VattapparambuVattapparambuView parish
- St George’s SMCC VizhinjamVizhinjamView parish
- St George’s SMCC, PravachambalamTown not recordedView parish
- St John the Baptist’s SMCC ChaikottukonamChaikottukonamView parish
- St John’s SMCC ViraliViraliView parish
- St Josephs’ SMCC KottamamKottamamView parish
- St Joseph’s SMCC AruvioduAruvioduView parish
- St Joseph’s SMCC BalaramapuramBalaramapuramView parish
- St Joseph’s SMCC ChaikulamChaikulamView parish
- St Joseph’s SMCC ChemboorChemboorView parish
- St Joseph’s SMCC MalayinkeezhuMalayinkeezhuView parish
- St Joseph’s SMCC MannamkonamMannamkonamView parish
- St Joseph’s SMCC MekkonamMekkonamView parish
- St Joseph’s SMCC NalloorvattomNalloorvattomView parish
- St Joseph’s SMCC NeerazhikonamNeerazhikonamView parish
- St Joseph’s SMCC PampukalaPampukalaView parish
- St Joseph’s SMCC PunnavoorPunnavoorView parish
- St Joseph’s SMCC VazhichalVazhichalView parish
- St Joseph’s SMCC VenniyoorVenniyoorView parish
- St Jude SMCC EttukuttyEttukuttyView parish
- St Jude’s SMCC MarakkunnamMarakkunnamView parish
- St Jude’s SMCC ThozhukkalkonamThozhukkalkonamView parish
- St Jude’s SMCC VanyacodeVanyacodeView parish
- St Mary’s SMCC AmbooriAmbooriView parish
- St Mary’s SMCC AruvattukonamAruvattukonamView parish
- St Mary’s SMCC ChekkadyChekkadyView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Eparch
- Thomas Mar Eusebius
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The cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral, Parassala stands in Parassala, 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.
History
Established by Pope Francis on 5 August 2017, the Eparchy of Parassala is a Syro-Malankara Catholic Church territory of the Catholic Church in India, serving Syro-Malankara Catholics in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Thomas Mar Eusebius is its first and current eparch. Within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Trivandrum, it holds the rank of suffragan eparchy.