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Eparchy of Bhadravathi

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Eparchy of Bhadravathi
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Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical province Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry
Statistics
Area 8,465 km2 (3,268 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics
(as of 2012)
1,709,000
9,391 (0.5%)
Parishes 24
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Syro-Malabar Church
Rite East Syriac Rite
Established 29 August 2007
Cathedral Little Flower Cathedral in Narasimharajapura
Patron saint Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Major Archbishop Mar Raphael Thattil
Bishop Mar Joseph Erumachadath
Metropolitan Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany
Vicar General Joseph Valiaparambil
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Eparchy of Bhadravathi was created by Benedict XVI's Papal bull "Cum Ampla" as a suffragan of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry. The territory of the diocese of Bhadravathi thus includes two civil districts of Karnataka State - Shimoga and Chikmagalur.[1][2]

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bhadravathi is a eastern catholic eparchy of the Catholic Church.[3]

References