Eparchy of Belthangady

Eparchy of Belthangady
	St. Lawrence Cathedral Church St. Lawrence Cathedral Church, Belthangady
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Archeparchy of Tellicherry
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Tellicherry
Coordinates	12°58′52.0″N 75°17′01.2″E / 12.981111°N 75.283667°E
Statistics
Area	12,543 km2 (4,843 sq mi)
Population; Total; Catholics	(as of 2012); 3,816,295; 30,000 (0.8%)
Parishes	52
Schools	11
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Syro-Malabar Church
Rite	East Syriac Rite
Established	24 April 1999
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Lawrence, Belthangady
Patron saint	Mar Thoma Sliha
Current leadership
Pope	Mar Leo XIV
Major Archbishop	Mar Raphael Thattil
Bishop	Mar James Patteril
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mar Joseph Pamplany
Map
Website
	Diocese of Belthangady

The Eparchy of Belthangady is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in Belthangady, India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was established in 1999 by Pope John Paul II's bull "Cum Ampla"And appointed Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhi as its first bishop[1999-2025]. It is a suffragan diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry. The bishop of this diocese is Mar James Patteril. This diocese had been established for the Syro-Malabar Christians of three districts in Karnataka, namely Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Udupi.

Prelates

Bishops

Sl.no	Ordinary	Designation	Year of appointment	Last year of service
1	Lawrence Mukkuzhy	Bishop	1999	2025
2	James Patteril C.M.F	Bishop	2025	present

Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Belthangady is a eastern catholic eparchy of the Catholic Church.^[1]