Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Faridabad
28°38′35″N 77°11′21″E / 28.64311700°N 77.18924530°E / 28.64311700; 77.18924530
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164,934
ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ ܘܬܲܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܗܸܢܕܘܿ ܡܵܪܲܢ ܡܵܪܝ ܪܲܦܵܐܹܝܠ ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ
The Eparchy of Faridabad is a diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Faridabad, a city in Haryana, India. Erected on 6 March 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI it serves around 150,000 Syro-Malabar Catholics in the area of Delhi.[1][2] Its first and current eparch is Kuriakose Bharanikulangara, with the personal title of archbishop.[1] The eparch resides in Faridabad, where the Kristuraja Cathedral (Christ the King Cathedral) is located.[3]
The eparchy has a size of 950,000 km2, spreads over several jurisdictions of Latin Church Catholic dioceses and covers the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the States of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir as well as the Districts of Gautambuddhanagar and Ghaziabad (part of the State of Uttar Pradesh).[4]
Past and present ordinaries
Ordinary | Year of appointment | Last year of service |
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Kuriakose Bharanikulangara | 2012 | present |
Causes for canonisation
- Servant of God Sr. Fidelis Thaliath, S.D.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Erezione dell'Eparchia di Faridabad dei Siro-Malabaresi (India) e Nomina del Primo Eparca" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "New Syro-Malabar diocese to be based in Faridabad". The Hindu. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "A new Syro- Malabar Eparchy in the region of Delhi". Conference of Religious India Bulletin. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Announcement of His Beatitude Mar George Cardinal Alencherry Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church" (PDF). The Syro-Malabar Archiepiscopal Curia. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Sister Fidelis is Servant of God" [സിസ്റ്റര് ഫിദേലിസ് തളിയത്ത് ഇനി ദൈവദാസി]. sundayshalom. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
External links
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- Official website
- Eparchy of Faridabad on Catholic Hierarchy
- Kristuraja Cathedral
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