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Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Great Britain

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Eparchy of Great Britain in Preston (Syro-Malabar)
Location
CountryGreat Britain
TerritoryEngland and Wales & Scotland
Statistics
Area229,848 km2 (88,745 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
60,003,000
38,000
Information
Sui iuris churchSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
RiteEast Syrian Rite
Established28 July 2016
CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St. Alphonsa in Preston
Secular priests23
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
EparchMar Joseph Srampickal

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Great Britain is an Eastern Catholic eparchy for Syro-Malabar Catholics in Great Britain with see in Preston. The eparchy, established in 2016, is the fourth eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Church outside India, but first in the Europe, and it has jurisdiction over Syro-Malabar Catholics in the entirety of the United Kingdom.

Bishop

The first and current bishop of the eparchy is Mar Joseph Srampickal, appointed by Pope Francis in 2016. [1]

References

  1. ^ Erezione dell’Eparchia di Gran Bretagna dei Siro-Malabaresi e nomina del primo Vescovo
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