The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Belthangady is an
Eastern Catholic eparchy in
Belthangady
Belthangady is a town panchayat and the headquarters of Belthangady taluk of the Dakshina Kannada (South Canara) district of Karnataka state in India.
Demographics
In 2001 in the town of Belthangady, 11% of the population was under 6 years o ...
,
India, under the
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
lat, Ecclesia Syrorum-Malabarensium mal, മലബാറിലെ സുറിയാനി സഭ
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. It was established in 1999 by
Pope John Paul II's
bull "Cum Ampla". It is a suffragan diocese of the
Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thalassery (anglicised - Tellicherry) is an archeparchy of the Syro-Malabar Church in communion with the See of Rome. The boundaries of the Thalassery ecclesiastical province were extended to include Ma ...
. The bishop of this diocese is
Lawrence Mukkuzhy. This diocese had been established for the Syro-Malabar Christians of three districts in Karnataka, namely Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Udupi.
See also
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore ( la, Diocesis Mangalorensis) is a diocese located in the city of Mangalore in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India. The diocese falls on the southwestern coast of India. At present, it com ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi ( la, Dioecesis Udupiensis) is a diocese located in the Kallianpur town of Udupi District of Karnataka, India. It was announced by Pope Benedict XVI on 16 July 2012. It comprises the six civil talukas Udupi ...
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Deanery of Belthangady
The Deanery of Belthangady or Belthangady Varado is one of the deaneries which comes under Diocese of Mangalore located at Belthangady, Karnataka, India. This deanery consists 10 parishes and Most Holy Redeemer Church (Belthangady) is the prim ...
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Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puttur
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Most Holy Redeemer Church, Belthangady
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Monsignor Ambrose Madtha
References
External links
Diocese of Belthangady
at
Catholic-Hierarchy.org
Belthangady
Belthangady is a town panchayat and the headquarters of Belthangady taluk of the Dakshina Kannada (South Canara) district of Karnataka state in India.
Demographics
In 2001 in the town of Belthangady, 11% of the population was under 6 years o ...
Archdiocese of Tellicherry
Belthangady
Belthangady is a town panchayat and the headquarters of Belthangady taluk of the Dakshina Kannada (South Canara) district of Karnataka state in India.
Demographics
In 2001 in the town of Belthangady, 11% of the population was under 6 years o ...
Christian organizations established in 1999
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Christianity in Karnataka
1999 establishments in Karnataka
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