Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Muvattupuzha is an

eparchy Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the ...

of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in

Muvattupuzha Muvattupuzha () is a town in the midlands directly to the east of Kochi in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is located about from downtown Kochi, and is a growing urban centre in central Kerala. The town is also the starting po ...

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. The seat of the eparchy is at St. Joseph's Syro-Malankara Catholic Cathedral in Muvattupuzha. It is a suffragan of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla.

History

The eparchy of Muvattupuzha was erected in 2003 bifurcating the Archeparchy of Tiruvalla.

References

Syro-Malankara Catholic dioceses Dioceses in Kerala Dioceses established in the 21st century Christian organizations established in 2003 2003 establishments in Kerala Muvattupuzha Churches in Ernakulam district {{EasternCatholic-diocese-stub