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Roman Catholic Diocese of Neyyattinkara

Coordinates: 8°23′44″N 77°05′14″E / 8.3955°N 77.0872°E / 8.3955; 77.0872
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Diocese of Neyyattinkara

Dioecesis Neyyattinkaraensis

നെയ്യാറ്റിൻകര രൂപത
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical provinceTrivandrum
MetropolitanTrivandrum
Statistics
Area1,497 km2 (578 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,334,865
128,730 (9.6%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin rite
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Neyyattinkara
Patron saintSaint Joseph
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVincent Samuel
Metropolitan ArchbishopThomas J. Netto
Vicar GeneralG. Christudas[1]
Episcopal VicarsV.P. Jose
Judicial VicarD. Selvarajan[1]
Website
neyyattinkaradiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Neyyattinkara (Latin: Neyyattinkaraen(sis)) is a diocese located in the town of Neyyattinkara in the ecclesiastical province of Trivandrum in India.

History

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  • 14 June 1996: Established as Diocese of Neyyattinkara from the Diocese of Trivandrum

The majority of the population of Neyyattinkara Roman Catholic Diocese belong to major ethnic group of Nadar Community. The Holy Throne has established the Diocese of Neyyattinkara for the exclusive evangelisation of the area, progress and preservation of the Latin Catholic Minority.

Leadership

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Saints and causes for canonisation

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  • Servant of God Fr. Adeodatus (Muthiyavila Valiyachan)[2]

Diocesan Officials

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S.No Name Designation
1. Most. Rev. Msgr. Dr. Thomas J. Netto Metropolitan Archbishop
2. Rt. Rev. Dr. Vincent Samuel S.T.D. Bishop
3. Rt. Rev. Msgr. G. Christudas Vicar General
4. Very Rev. Msgr. D. Selvarajan Judicial Vicar, Regional Co-ordinator
5. Rev. Dr. Jose Raphael Chancellor
6. Very Rev. Msgr. V.P. Jose Coordinator of Ministries
7. Very Rev. Msgr. Rufus Pius Lean Regional Co-ordinator
8. Very Rev. Msgr. Vincent K Peter Regional Co-ordinator
9. Very Rev. Msgr. Alphonse Ligouri Episcopal Vicar for Finance
10. Rev. Fr. Alosious Sathyanesan S Secretary of Senate
11. Very Rev. Fr. Sabu Varghese Finance Officer
12. Rev. Fr. Chistopher Yasaya Procurator
13. Rev. Fr. Sujin S. Johnson Secretary to the Bishop

References

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  1. ^ a b "Diocesan Officials". Diocese of Neyyattinkara. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Bishop Maria Benziger, Adeodatus made Servants of God". Deccan Chronicle. 21 October 2018.
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8°23′44″N 77°05′14″E / 8.3955°N 77.0872°E / 8.3955; 77.0872