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Syro-Malabar Eparchy Of Shamshabad
The Eparchy of Shamshabad is an eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Church, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church based in Telangana, India. It was established by Pope Francis on 10 October 2017, and Mar Raphael Thattil was appointed its first eparch. In a letter to the bishops of India, Francis cited India's decades of experience with "overlapping jurisdictions" of different ''Sui iuris#Catholic ecclesiastical use, sui iuris'' churches. He wrote: "With the growth of spiritual friendship and mutual assistance, any tension or apprehension should be swiftly overcome. May this extension of the pastoral area of the Syro-Malabar Church in no way be perceived as a growth in power and domination, but as a call to deeper communion, which should never be perceived as uniformity." The new jurisdiction was inaugurated with Mar Thattil's installation on 7 January 2018. The cathedral is the St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Catholic Church at Kukatpally, in Greater Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad. There are 130,000 Cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy Of Ernakulam-Angamaly
The Syro-Malabar Church, also known as the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, is an Eastern Catholic church based in Kerala, India. It is a ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) particular church in full communion with the Holy See and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the ''Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches'' (CCEO). The major archbishop presides over the entire church. The incumbent List of major archbishops of the Syro-Malabar Church, Major Archbishop is Raphael Thattil, serving since January 2024. It is the largest Syriac Christianity, Syriac Christian church and the largest Eastern Catholic church. ''Syro-Malabar'' is a prefix reflecting the church's use of the East Syriac Rite, East Syriac liturgy and origins in Malabar Coast, Malabar (modern Kerala and parts of Tamil Nadu). The name has been in usage in official Holy See, Vatican documents since the nineteenth century. The Syro-Malabar Church is primarily based in India; with five metropolitan Eparchy, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
