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 Sebastian’s SMCC Vellelumbu (Mar Ephrem Nagar)Vellelumbu (Mar Ephrem Nagar)View parish
- St Thomas SMCC AnavodeAnavodeView parish
- St Thomas SMCC Cheriyakolla-KudayalCheriyakolla-KudayalView parish
- St Thomas SMCC KonnikkonamKonnikkonamView parish
- St Thomas SMCC PunnakulamPunnakulamView parish
- St Thomas’ SMCC KanakkuzhyKanakkuzhyView parish
- St Thomas’ SMCC KulathamalKulathamalView parish
- St Thomas’ SMCC Mathalampara (Uriakodu)Mathalampara (Uriakodu)View parish
- St Thomas’ SMCC PappanamPappanamView parish
- St Thomas’ SMCC PoozhanaduPoozhanaduView parish
- The Lady of All Nations SMCC ThachottukavuThachottukavuView 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.
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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.