The Syro Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kanjirappally-Nilackal is a

Syro-Malabar Catholic lat, Ecclesia Syrorum-Malabarensium mal, മലബാറിലെ സുറിയാനി സഭ , native_name_lang=, image = St. Thomas' Cross (Chennai, St. Thomas Mount).jpg , caption = The Mar Thoma Nasrani Sl ...

eparchy with an area of 1980 km² comprising the

Kanjirappally Kanjirappally is a taluk and a town in Kottayam district situated about away from the district capital, in the state of Kerala, India. Climate Kanjirappally has the highest number of rainy days in Kerala. It receives the highest amount of sum ...

taluk in Kottayam district and a few villages of the neighbouring taluks in Kottayam district, northern

Pathanamthitta Pathanamthitta (), is a municipality situated in the Central Travancore region in the state of Kerala, India, spread over an area of 23.50 km2. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The town has a population of 3 ...

district, and parts of Idukki district of central Kerala in

South India South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union terr ...

. The Eparchy of Kanjirappally-Nilackal was erected by

Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his ...

with the

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"Nos Beati Petri Successores" in February 1977, which separated the eastern part of the Archeparchy of Changanassery and erected the new eparchy of Kanjirapally-Nilackal, as a

suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdiction ...

of the same Archeparchy. Mar Jose Pulickal is the current bishop, serving since January 2020. Mar Mathew Arackal is the bishop emeritus of the eparchy, who served from 2001 to 2020. Mary Matha Minor seminary is the heart of kanjirapally diocese. Mar Mathew Arackal with Pope

List of Parishes

Saints and causes for canonisation

* Servant of God Bernhard Thanhauser (Fortunatus)

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Diocese of Kanjirappally
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Christian organizations established in 1977 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Dioceses in Kerala 1977 establishments in Kerala Churches in Kottayam district

List of Parishes

Saints and causes for canonisation

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