Eparchy of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon
Sancti Ioannis Chrysostomi Gurgaonen(sis)
Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See · Syro-Malankara Catholic Church · Gurgaon, India
Syro-Malankara Catholic eparchy established by Pope Francis on 26 March 2015, covering 22 states of northern and eastern India from its base in Gurgaon-Delhi. Immediately subject to the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, its seat is St. Mary's Cathedral at Neb Sarai, New Delhi.
The see
- Rank
- Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See
- Tradition
- Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
- Erected
- 26 March 2015
- Latin
- Sancti Ioannis Chrysostomi Gurgaonen(sis)
- Patron
- St. John Chrysostom
- Annuario code
- 001002817
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 5,920
- Priests
- 27
- Catholics per priest
- 219
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Eparch
- Thomas Mar Anthonios
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral, Neb Sarai, New Delhi stands in Gurgaon, 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
Pope Francis established the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Gurgaon on 26 March 2015. Its territory in north India is vast, taking in 22 of India's 29 states, with the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa marking its southern boundary. The bishop's residence and chancery are located at the Mar Ivanios Bhavan in Neb Sarai.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].