Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar) | |||
20 May 1887 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Verapoly | Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar) (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Trichur (Syro-Malabar) (erected) |
28 July 1896 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar)
Vicariate Apostolic of Trichur (Syro-Malabar) | Vicariate Apostolic of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar) (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar) | |||
28 July 1896 | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar) | Vicariate Apostolic of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar) |
29 August 1911 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar) | Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar) (erected) |
Eparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar) | |||
21 December 1923 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar) | Eparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar) |
25 July 1950 | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar) (Palai, Muttuchira, Kuravilangatt, Anacallu, and Uamapuram) | Diocese of Palai (Syro-Malabar) (erected) |
29 April 1955 | Territory Added | Eparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar) (Quilon (except some of "taluk" Shenkotta, Pathanamthitta, Tiruvalla, and Ampalapuzha), Chirayinkit, Nedumangad, Trivandrum , Neyyatinkara, Thovala, Agasteeswaram, Kalkulam, and Vilavankode) | |
Archeparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar) | |||
29 July 1956 | Elevated | Eparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar) | Archeparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar) |
26 February 1977 | Territory Lost | Archeparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar) (Kanjirapally, Erumely, Mundakayam, Anakara, Kattapana, and Upputhara) | Diocese of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar) (erected) |
11 November 1996 | Territory Lost | Archeparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar) (Kanyakumari and Shenkottai) | Diocese of Thuckalay (Syro-Malabar) (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Eparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar) | ||||||||||||
1950 | 415,925 | 2,000,000 | 20.8% | 370 | 124 | 494 | 841 | 140 | 789 | 200 | ap1951 | |
1959 | 314,691 | 4,561,961 | 6.9% | 200 | 95 | 295 | 1,066 | 128 | 812 | 147 | ap1960 | |
Archeparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar) | ||||||||||||
1970 | 370,819 | 9,376,000 | 4.0% | 319 | 134 | 453 | 818 | 182 | 1,976 | 157 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 300,243 | 261 | 93 | 354 | 848 | 110 | 1,682 | 185 | ap1981 | |||
1990 | 350,000 | 1,715,000 | 20.4% | 580 | 405 | 985 | 355 | 487 | 2,074 | 197 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 350,000 | 12,600,000 | 2.8% | 288 | 376 | 664 | 527 | 444 | 2,690 | 240 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 380,000 | 13,000,000 | 2.9% | 300 | 270 | 570 | 666 | 329 | 2,872 | 271 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 380,000 | 13,000,000 | 2.9% | 302 | 282 | 584 | 650 | 349 | 3,000 | 277 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 380,000 | 13,000,000 | 2.9% | 307 | 282 | 589 | 645 | 343 | 2,901 | 268 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 380,000 | 9,300,000 | 4.1% | 321 | 253 | 574 | 662 | 292 | 2,787 | 271 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 382,000 | 9,300,000 | 4.1% | 332 | 253 | 585 | 652 | 292 | 2,810 | 271 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 390,000 | 9,394,000 | 4.2% | 300 | 337 | 637 | 612 | 461 | 2,720 | 266 | ap2007 | |
2009 | 385,000 | 9,430,000 | 4.1% | 320 | 330 | 650 | 592 | 575 | 2,700 | 276 | ap2010 | |
2013 | 380,505 | 9,297,000 | 4.1% | 338 | 345 | 683 | 557 | 597 | 2,655 | 278 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 398,400 | 9,516,200 | 4.2% | 352 | 397 | 749 | 531 | 650 | 3,293 | 241 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 405,460 | 10,038,680 | 4.0% | 394 | 417 | 811 | 499 | 699 | 2,374 | 248 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 402,200 | 10,249,885 | 3.9% | 390 | 60 | 450 | 893 | 332 | 2,374 | 248 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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