The Eparchy of Marthandom (also called Marthandam) is a Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India. It was created by Pope John Paul II on 16 December 1996.[1] It was the fourth eparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.[2]
Its territory covers three civil districts: Kaliakkavilai, Marthandam, Nagercoil. The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in Kanyakumari District is among the largest religious groups in the region. The Eparchy of Marthandam is a suffragan eparchy in the ecclesiastical province of the Archeparchy of Trivandrum.
References
- 1."IOANNES PAULUS EPISCOPUS SERVUS SERVORUM DEI AD PERPETUAM REI MEMORIAM: CONSTITUTIO APOSTOLICA: TRIVANDRENSIS SYRORUM MALANKARENSIUM* METROPOLITANA EXCITATUR EPARCHIA TRIVANDRENSIS SYRORUM MALANKARENSIUM IN INDIA". The Vatican (in Latin). Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- 2."Marthandom Diocese: History". Catholic Bishops' Conference of India. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2026.