The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Hosur-Mylapore is an Eastern Syriac Catholic eparchy headquartered in
Tamil Nadu,
India, under the
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
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. It was established by
Pope Francis on 10 October 2017, and Mar Sebastian Pozholiparampil was appointed its first bishop.
The cathedral is St. Antony's Syro-Malabar Catholic Cathedral Church at Noothenchery
and the bishop's chancellory is at St. Thomas Pastoral Centre
Ayanavaram.
The Syro Malabar Church is not a language-based community. It is an Oriental (East Syriac Rite) Catholic church, in full communion with the Church of Rome.
Before the creation of this Eparchy, the Chennai Mission was founded in 1981 to serve the Syro-Malabar community in
Chennai (Madras). Priests from the Eparchy of Irinjalakkuda volunteered their time to travel to Chennai to provide members who were present in the cities for work and studies.
Diocese of Hosur was blessed with a new priest, Fr. Shebin Chazhoor. He is from Perambur, St.Joseph Parish. He has completed his minor seminary at Irinjalakuda St.Paul's Minor Seminary. Later, he completed bph from
Mary Matha Major Seminary
Mary Matha Major Seminary is a Christian seminary founded by Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur in Mulayam, Thrissur, Kerala. It is affiliated to the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
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from
Papal Seminary,
Pune.
Parishes
Foranes and Parishes
1. Noothenchery Forane
Noothenchery
Neelankarai
Gorimedu - Pondicherry
Jaya Nagar - Pondicherry
2. Keelkattalai Forane
Keelkattalai
St. Thomas Mount
Pozhichallur
Velacherry
3. Mogappair Forane
Mogappair
Valasaravakkam
Poonamallee
Athipet
Ambatur
4. Avadi Forane
IAF Avadi
Kovilpathagai
Pattabiram
Vellore
5. Ayanavarm Forane
Ayanavaram
Kodambakkam
Mylapore
Hosur
6. Perambur Forane
Perambur
Thiruvottiyur
Eranavoor
Otteri
References
External links
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Eastern Catholic dioceses in India
Syro-Malabar Catholic dioceses
Christianity in Tamil Nadu
2017 establishments in Tamil Nadu
Christian organizations established in 2017