List of Catholic bishops of India

The following is a list of living Catholic bishops of India sorted by ecclesiastical province and diocese. The bishops of India include two major archbishops, one each of the Syro-Malabar and the Syro-Malankara church, and one of the four titular patriarchs of the Latin Church. There are 6 Indian cardinals, 5 of whom are electors. All the Catholic bishops of India are members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India.

Overview

A summary of the number of bishops in India:
* Major archbishops: 2
* Titular patriarch: 1
* Metropolitan archbishops: 27
* Archbishop-bishops: 2
* Bishops: 118
* Bishops of curia: 2
* Auxiliary bishops: 18
* Archbishops/bishops emeriti: 74
* Bishop-elect: 3
:Total: 247

* Cardinal electors:5
* Cardinal non-elector: 1
* Vacant sees: 21

Latin Catholic Provinces

Ecclesiastical Province of Agra

*Metropolitan Archbishop Raphy Manjaly of the Archdiocese of Agra
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* Bishop Pius Thomas D’Souza of the Diocese of Ajmer
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* (vacant) Diocese of Allahabad (administered by diocesan administrator)
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* Bishop Ignatius D’Souza of the Diocese of Bareilly
* Bishop Vincent Nellaiparambil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bijnor
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* Bishop Mar Thomas Thuruthimattam, CST of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur
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* Bishop Oswald Lewis of the Diocese of Jaipur
* Bishop Peter Parapullil of the Diocese of Jhansi
* Bishop Gerald John Mathias of the Diocese of Lucknow
* (vacant) Diocese of Meerut (administered by diocesan administrator)
* Bishop Devprasad John Ganawa, SVD of the Diocese of Udaipur
* Bishop Eugene Joseph of the Diocese of Varanasi

Ecclesiastical Province of Bangalore

*Metropolitan archbishop Peter Machado of the Archdiocese of Bangalore
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* Bishop Derek Fernandes of the Diocese of Belgaum
* Bishop Henry D’Souza of the Diocese of Bellary
* Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa of the Diocese of Chikmagalur
* Bishop Robert Michael Miranda of the Diocese of Gulbarga
* Bishop Derek Fernandes, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Karwar
* Bishop Peter Paul Saldanha of the Diocese of Mangalore
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* Archbishop Bernard Moras, apostolic administrator ''sede plena'' of the Diocese of Mysore, Metropolitan archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Bangalore
** Bishop Kannikadass William Antony of the Diocese of Mysore
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* Bishop Francis Serrao, SJ of the Diocese of Shimoga
* Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo of the Diocese of Udupi

Ecclesiastical Province of Bhopal

*Metropolitan Archbishop Alangaram Arockia Sebastian Durairaj, SVD of the Archdiocese of Bhopal
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* Bishop Joseph Thykkattil of the Diocese of Gwalior
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* Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal, SVD of the Diocese of Indore
* Bishop Gerald Almeida of the Diocese of Jabalpur
* (vacant) Diocese of Jhabua (administered by diocesan administrator)
* (vacant) Diocese of Khandwa (administered by diocesan administrator)
* Bishop James Athikalam, MST of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Sagar
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* Bishop Joseph Kodakallil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Satna
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* Bishop Mar Sebastian Vadakel, MST of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ujjain

Ecclesiastical Province of Bombay

* Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Bombay
** Auxiliary Bishop Dominic Savio Fernandes of the Archdiocese of Bombay
** Auxiliary Bishop John Rodrigues of the Archdiocese of Bombay
** Auxiliary Bishop Allwyn D’Silva of the Archdiocese of Bombay
** Auxiliary Bishop Barthol Barretto of the Archdiocese of Bombay
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* Bishop Mar Thomas Elavanal, MCBS of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kalyan
* Bishop Lourdes Daniel of the Diocese of Nashik
* Bishop Thomas Dabre of the Diocese of Poona
* Archbishop ''ad personam'' Felix Anthony Machado of the Diocese of Vasai

Ecclesiastical Province of Calcutta

*Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas D'Souza of the Archdiocese of Calcutta
* Bishop Salvadore Lobo, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Asansol, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Baruipur
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* Bishop Vincent Aind of the Diocese of Bagdogra
* Bishop Shyamal Bose of the Diocese of Baruipur
* Bishop Stephen Lepcha of the Diocese of Darjeeling
* Bishop Clement Tirkey of the Diocese of Jalpaiguri
* Bishop Nirmol Vincent Gomes, SDB of the Diocese of Krishnagar
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* Bishop Fulgence Aloysius Tigga of the Diocese of Raiganj

Ecclesiastical Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

*Metropolitan Archbishop John Barwa, SVD of the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
* (vacant) Diocese of Balasore (administered by diocesan administrator)
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* Bishop Sarat Chandra Nayak of the Diocese of Berhampur
* Bishop Aplinar Senapati, CM of the Diocese of Rayagada
* Bishop Kishore Kumar Kujur of the Diocese of Rourkela
* Bishop Niranjan Sual Singh of the Diocese of Sambalpur
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Ecclesiastical Province of Delhi

*Metropolitan archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto of the Archdiocese of Delhi
**Auxiliary bishop Deepak Valerian Tauro of the Archdiocese of Delhi
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* Bishop Ivan Pereira of the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar
* Bishop Agnelo Rufino Gracias, apostolic administrator ''sede plena'' of the Diocese of Jalandhar, Auxiliary bishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Bombay
** Bishop Franco Mulakkal of the Diocese of Jalandhar
* Bishop Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas of the Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh

Ecclesiastical Province of Gandhinagar

*Metropolitan archbishop Thomas Ignatius MacWan of the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
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* Bishop Athanasius Rethna Swamy Swamiadian of the Diocese of Ahmedabad
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* Bishop Mar Jose Chittooparambil, CMI of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Rajkot
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Ecclesiastical Province of Goa and Daman

*Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao, Metropolitan Archbishop Patriarch of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
* Bishop Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto of the Diocese of Sindhudurg

Ecclesiastical Province of Guwahati

*Metropolitan Archbishop John Moolachira of the Archdiocese of Guwahati
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* Bishop Thomas Pulloppillil of the Diocese of Bongaigaon
* Bishop Albert Hemrom of the Diocese of Dibrugarh
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* Bishop Paul Mattekatt of the Diocese of Diphu
* Bishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil of the Diocese of Itanagar
* Bishop George Palliparambil, SDB of the Diocese of Miao
** Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Panipitchai, SDB of the Diocese of Miao
* Bishop Michael Akasius Toppo of the Diocese of Tezpur

Ecclesiastical Province of Hyderabad

*Cardinal Anthony Poola, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad
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* Bishop Antony Prince Panengaden of the Diocese of Adilabad
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* Bishop Bali Gali, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Cuddapah, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Guntur
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* Bishop Udumala Bala Show Reddy, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Khammam
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* (vacant) Diocese of Kurnool (administered by diocesan administrator)
* Cardinal Anthony Poola, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Nalgonda
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* Bishop Udumala Bala Show Reddy of the Diocese of Warangal

Ecclesiastical Province of Imphal

*Metropolitan Archbishop Dominic Lumon of the Archdiocese of Imphal
* Bishop James Thoppil of the Diocese of Kohima
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Ecclesiastical Province of Madras and Mylapore

* Metropolitan Archbishop George Antonysamy of the Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
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* Bishop Anthonisamy Neethinathan of the Diocese of Chingleput
* Bishop Lephonse Thomas Aquinas of the Diocese of Coimbatore
* Bishop Arulappan Amalraj of the Diocese of Ootacamund
* (vacant) Diocese of Vellore (administered by diocesan administrator)

Ecclesiastical Province of Madurai

*Metropolitan Archbishop Antony Pappusamy of the Archdiocese of Madurai
* Bishop Thomas Paulsamy of the Diocese of Dindigul
* Bishop Nazarene Soosai of the Diocese of Kottar
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* Archbishop Antony Pappusamy, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Kuzhithurai
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* Bishop Antonysamy Savarimuthu of the Diocese of Palayamkottai
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* (vacant) Diocese of Sivagangai (administered by diocesan administrator)
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* Bishop Savarimuthu Arokiaraj of the Diocese of Tiruchirapalli
* Bishop Stephen Antony Pillai of the Diocese of Tuticorin
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Ecclesiastical Province of Nagpur

* Metropolitan Archbishop Elias Joseph Gonsalves of the Archdiocese of Nagpur
* Archbishop Elias Joseph Gonsalves, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Amravati
* Bishop Ambrose Rebello of the Diocese of Aurangabad
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* Bishop Ephrem Nariculam of the Diocese of Chanda
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Ecclesiastical Province of Patna

*Metropolitan Archbishop Sebastian Kallupura of the Archdiocese of Patna
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* Bishop Peter Sebastian Goveas of the Diocese of Bettiah
* Bishop Kurien (Ciriaco) Valiakandathil of the Diocese of Bhagalpur
* Archbishop Sebastian Kallupura, apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Buxar
**Bishop-elect James Shekhar of the Diocese of Buxar
* Bishop Cajetan Francis Osta of the Diocese of Muzaffarpur
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* (vacant) Diocese of Purnea (administered by diocesan administrator)
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Ecclesiastical Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

*Metropolitan Archbishop Francis Kalist of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
*Bishop Lawrence Pius Dorairaj of the Diocese of Dharmapuri
*Bishop Francis Antonysamy of the Diocese of Kumbakonam
*Bishop Arulselvam Rayappan of the Diocese of Salem
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*(vacant) Diocese of Tanjore
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Ecclesiastical Province of Raipur

*Metropolitan Archbishop Victor Henry Thakur of the Archdiocese of Raipur
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* Bishop Antonis Bara of the Diocese of Ambikapur
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* Bishop Mar Joseph Kollamparampil, CMI of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Jagdalpur
* Bishop Emmanuel Kerketta of the Diocese of Jashpur
* Bishop Paul Toppo of the Diocese of Raigarh

Ecclesiastical Province of Ranchi

* Metropolitan Archbishop Felix Toppo, SJ of the Archdiocese of Ranchi
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** Auxiliary Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, SFX of the Archdiocese of Ranchi
* Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, SFX, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Daltonganj
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* Bishop Julius Marandi of the Diocese of Dumka
* (vacant) Diocese of Gumla (administered by diocesan administrator)
* Bishop Jojo Anand of the Diocese of Hazaribag
* Bishop Telesphore Bilung, SVD of the Diocese of Jamshedpur
* Bishop Binay Kandulna of the Diocese of Khunti
* Bishop Visuvasam Selvaraj of the Diocese of Port Blair
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* Bishop Vincent Barwa of the Diocese of Simdega

Ecclesiastical Province of Shillong

* Metropolitan Archbishop Victor Lyngdoh of the Archdiocese of Shillong
* Bishop Lumen Monteiro, CSC of the Diocese of Agartala
* Bishop Stephen Rotluanga, CSC of the Diocese of Aizawl
* (vacant) Diocese of Jowai (administered by diocesan administrator)
* Bishop-elect Wilbert Marwein of the Diocese of Nongstoin
* Bishop Andrew Marak of the Diocese of Tura
** Auxiliary bishop Jose Chirackal of the Diocese of Tura
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Ecclesiastical Province of Thiruvananthapuram

*Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas Jessayyan Netto of the Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram
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** Auxiliary Bishop Christhudas Rajappan of the Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram
* Bishop James Raphael Anaparambil of the Diocese of Alleppey
* Bishop Vincent Samuel of the Diocese of Neyyattinkara
* Bishop Selvister Ponnumuthan of the Diocese of Punalur
* Bishop Paul Antony Mullassery of the Diocese of Quilon
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Ecclesiastical Province of Verapoly

*Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil of the Archdiocese of Verapoly
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* Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal of the Diocese of Calicut
* Bishop Joseph Kariyil of the Diocese of Cochin
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* Bishop Alex Vadakumthala of the Diocese of Kannur
* Bishop Joseph Karikassery of the Diocese of Kottapuram
* Bishop Peter Abir Antonisamy of the Diocese of Sultanpet
* Bishop Sebastian Thekethecheril of the Diocese of Vijayapuram

Ecclesiastical Province of Visakhapatnam

*Metropolitan Archbishop Prakash Mallavarapu of the Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam
* Bishop Jaya Rao Polimera of the Diocese of Eluru
* Bishop Bhagyaiah Chinnabathini of the Diocese of Guntur
* Bishop Doraboina Moses Prakasam of the Diocese of Nellore
* Bishop Vijaya Kumar Rayarala, PIME of the Diocese of Srikakulam
* Bishop Joseph Raja Rao Thelegathoti, SMM of the Diocese of Vijayawada

Syro-Malabar Ecclesiastical Provinces

Province of Eranakulam - Angamaly

*Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
*Archbishop Andrews Thazhath, apostolic administrator ''sede plena'' of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
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**Bishop Sebastian Vaniyapurackal of the Curia of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
*Bishop John Nellikunnel of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Idukki
*Bishop George Madathikandathil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam
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Province of Changanassery

*Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Perumthottam of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery
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**Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Joseph Tharayil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery
*Bishop Jose Pulickal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kanjirappally
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*Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palai
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*Bishop George Rajendran Kuttinadar, SDB of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thuckalay

Province of Tellicherry

*Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Pamplany of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Tellicherry
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*Bishop Lawrence Mukkuzhy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Belthangady
*Bishop Joseph Erumachadath, MCBS of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bhadravathi
*Bishop Jose Porunnedom of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady
**Auxiliary Bishop Alex Tharamangalam of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady
*Bishop Remigiose Inchananiyil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thamarassery
*Bishop Sebastian Adayanthrath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mandya

Province of Thrissur

*Metropolitan Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
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**Auxiliary Bishop Tony Neelankavil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
*Bishop Pauly Kannookadan of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda
*Bishop Peter Kochupuruckal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat
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*Bishop Paul Alappatt of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ramanathapuram

Archdiocese of Kottayam

*Metropolitan Archbishop Mathew Moolakkattu of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam
** Auxiliary Bishop Jose Pandarassery of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam
** Auxiliary Bishop Gheevarghese Mar Aprem (born George Kurisummoottil) of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam

Directly under the Holy See

*Archbishop ''ad personam'' Kuriakose Bharanikulangara of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Faridabad
**Auxiliary bishop Jose Puthenveettil of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Faridabad
*Bishop Sebastian (Jobby) Pozholiparampil of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Hosur
*Bishop Raphael Thattil of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Shamshabad
** Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Kollamparambil of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Shamshabad
** Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Padiyath of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Shamshabad

Syro-Malankara Ecclesiastical Provinces

Province of Trivandrum

*Major Archbishop Cardinal Baselios Cleemis of the Syro-Malankara Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
**Auxiliary bishop Mathew Manakkarakavil of the Syro-Malankara Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
**Auxiliary bishop Antony Kakkanatt of the Curia of the Syro-Malankara Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
*Bishop K.M. Vincent Kulapuravilai of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Marthandom
*Bishop Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Mavelikara
*Bishop Thomas Eusebios Naickamparampil of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Parassala
*Bishop Samuel Irenios Kattukallil of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Pathanamthitta
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Province of Tiruvalla

*Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas Mar Koorilos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla
*Bishop Joseph Konnath of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Bathery
*Bishop Yoohanon (John) Theodosius Kochuthundil of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Muvattupuzha and Apostolic Visitor for Syro-Malankara faithful resident in Europe and in Oceania
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*Bishop George Kalayil of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puthur

Directly under the Synod of the Syro-Malankara Church

* Bishop Anthony Valiyavilayil, OIC, archiepiscopal administrator of the (vacant) Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. Ephrem of Khadki

Directly under the Holy See

* Bishop Anthony Valiyavilayil, OIC of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. John Chrysostom of Gurgaon

Indian bishops serving abroad

Diocesan bishops and equivalent

* Archbishop Alex Thomas Kalayanil, SVD of the Archdiocese of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
* Bishop Joy Alappat of the St. Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Diocese of Chicago, USA
* Bishop Philippos Stephanos Thottathil, Apostolic Exarch of the Syro-Malankara Exarchate of the USA
* Bishop Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, MEP of the Diocese of Port-Bergé, Madagascar
* Bishop Jose Kalluvelil, Apostolic Exarch of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Mississauga
* Bishop Joseph Srampickal (born Benny Mathew) of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Great Britain
* Bishop Varghese Thottamkara, CM, Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte, Ethiopia
* Bishop Paul Simick, Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Nepal
* Bishop Stephen Chirappanath, Apostolic Visitor for the Syro-Malabar faithful in Europe
* Bishop Rozario Menezes, SMM of the Diocese of Lae, Papua New Guinea
* Bishop Siby Mathew Peedikayil, HGN of the Diocese of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
* Bishop Anthony Pascal Rebello, SVD of the Diocese of Francistown, Botswana
* Bishop Earl Kenneth Fernandes of the Diocese of Columbus, USA (Indian Origin)
* Bishop-elect John Panamthottathil, CMI of the St. Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Diocese of Melbourne, Australia

Apostolic nuncios and papal representatives

* Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt, Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina , Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro
* Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria , Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia

Retired

* Archbishop Blasco Francisco Collaço, Apostolic Nuncio emeritus to Swaziland , Lesotho , South Africa , Namibia and Botswana
* Archbishop George Panikulam, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Uruguay
* Archbishop George Kocherry, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bangladesh
* Bishop emeritus Jacob Angadiath of the St. Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Diocese of Chicago, USA
* Bishop emeritus Bosco Puthur of the St. Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Diocese of Melbourne, Australia

Apostolic nuncio

* Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli , Apostolic Nuncio to India

Indian cardinals

; Electors
* Cardinal Mar George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly and Head of the Syro-Malabar Church, age
* Oswald ''Cardinal'' Gracias, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay, age
* Cardinal Mor Baselios Cleemis, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum and Head of the Malankara Catholic Church, age
* Filipe Neri ''Cardinal'' Ferrao, Metropolitan Archbishop Patriarch of the Goa and Daman, age
* Anthony ''Cardinal'' Poola, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Hyderabad, age

;Non-elector
* Telesphore Placidus ''Cardinal'' Toppo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi, age

See also

* List of Roman Catholic dioceses in India
* List of cathedrals in India
* Territories of Roman Catholic dioceses in India
* Catholic Bishops Conference of India

Footnotes

References

Catholic Bishops' Conference of India website





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