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Eparchy of Mavelikkara, India 🇮🇳 (Syro-Malankara Rite)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Mary the Mother of God

History

  • 2007.01.02: Established as Diocese of Mavelikkara / Mavelikara / Mavelikaren(sis) (Latin) (from Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum and became suffragan of Trivandrum)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 4,048 km²

Population: 28,300 Catholics (1.1% of 2,542,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 96 parishes

Personnel: 81 priests (67 diocesan, 14 religious), 174 religious (14 brothers, 160 sisters), 17 seminarians