Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Mavelikara
| Eparchy of Mavelikara Eparchia Mavelikarensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church |
| Rite | Syro-Malankara Rite |
| Established | 2007 |
| Cathedral | St Mary's Church, Punnamoodu, Mavelikara. |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Major Archbishop | Baselios Cleemis |
| Eparch | Matthews Polycarpos |
| Bishops emeritus | Joshua Ignathios |
Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Mavelikara — The Eparchy of Mavelikara is a Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or Eparchy of the Catholic Church in India. It is a suffragan eparchy in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Trivandrum.
Its episcopal see is Mavelikkara, a taluk and municipality in the southern part of Alappuzha district of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala, on the banks of the Achankovil River.
It is the 6th eparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, established on 2007.01.02 on territory formerly belonging to the Metropolitan archeparchies. It has 94 parishes and 37,000 members. The first Bishop of this eparchy is Joshua Mar Ignathios. Patron saint is the Blessed Virgin Mary, to whom the cathedral is also devoted. On the 30th May 2025 Mathews Mar Polycarpos was appointed the second Bishop following the retirement of Joshua Mar Ignathios.[1] His Installation was held on the 29th June 2025.[2]
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Mavelikara is a eastern catholic eparchy of the Catholic Church.[3]
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References
- Back to citation "From the Eastern Churches". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- Back to citation SMCC (29 June 2025). "His Excellency Most Rev. Dr. Mathews Mor Polycarpos Enthroned as Bishop of the Syro Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Mavelikara". Malankara Catholic News Network. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- Back to citation Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Mavelikara, official website