Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Sultanpet

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sultanpet

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sultanpet

Roman Catholic diocese in Kerala, India

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sultanpet (Latin: Dioecesis Sultanpetensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese consisting of Palakkad district, Kerala, India erected from the division of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore and Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut, and a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly.[1] Rev. Peter Abir Antonisamy clergy of Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore was appointed as its first bishop. The parish church of San Sebastian, located in Sultanpet in the city of Palakkad, is the cathedral of this diocese. At the time of its erection it was the 31st Catholic diocese in Kerala[2] and 167th in India.[3] The diocese is almost coterminous with the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat.

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Parish Council Members

  • Vicar General  : Rev Fr. Alese Sunder Raj
  • Parish President  : Rev Fr. Jabamalai Lorance L
  • Vice President  : Christu raj
  • Secretary  : Justin
  • Joint secretary  : Antony

References

  1. [1]
    EREZIONE DELLA DIOCESI DI SULTANPET (INDIA) E NOMINA DEL PRIMO VESCOVO
  2. [2]
    The Times of India: New diocese of Roman Catholic church comes up in Kerela's Palakkad
  3. [3]
    Catholic Bishops' Conference of India Press Release:New Diocese Erected, Bishop Appointed

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