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Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad

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Eparchy of Adilabad

आदिलाबाद के सूबा
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical provinceHyderabad
MetropolitanHyderabad
Statistics
Area16,210 km2 (6,260 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2012)
2,709,000
14,547 (0.5%)
Parishes32
Information
DenominationSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
RiteEast Syrian Rite
Established23 June 1999
CathedralSt Joseph’s Cathedral in Adilabad
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopGeorge Alencherry
BishopBishop-elect Antony Prince Panengaden
Metropolitan ArchbishopThumma Bala
Bishops emeritusJoseph Kunnath

Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad was created by Pope John Paul II on July 23, 1999. The first bishop, Mar Joseph Kunnath, CMI, was ordained bishop on October 6, 1999 at which time the diocese also was inaugurated.

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