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Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago

Coordinates: 41°53′19″N 87°55′55″W / 41.88861°N 87.93194°W / 41.88861; -87.93194
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Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago (Syro-Malabarese)

Eparchia Sancti Thomae Apostoli Chicagiensis Syrorum-Malabarensium
Location
CountryUnited States
Ecclesiastical provinceEastern Catholic Eparchies Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Population
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
86,000
Parishes18
Information
DenominationSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
RiteEast Syrian Rite
EstablishedMarch 13, 2001 (23 years ago)
CathedralMar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral
Current leadership
EparchJacob Angadiath
Auxiliary BishopsJoy Alappat
Website
www.stthomasdiocese.org

The St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chicago is an Eastern Catholic eparchy for Syro-Malabar Catholics in the United States. The eparchy, established in 2001, is one of the two eparchies of the Syro-Malabar Church outside India (the other is the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Melbourne), and it has jurisdiction over Syro-Malabar Catholics in the entire US. It is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Bishop

The first and current bishop of the eparchy is Mar Jacob Angadiath, appointed by Pope John Paul II in 2001.[1] He is also the permanent Apostolic Visitator to Syro-Malabar Catholics in Canada.

Parishes and missions

The eparchy's cathedral can be found in Bellwood, Illinois. The Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral (Saint Thomas the Apostle Cathedral) is a parish with almost 1000 families and is seat to the bishop. Their cathedral was dedicated on July 5, 2008.

There are an estimated 100,000 Indian Catholics following this rite in the U.S. and Canada. Some of the parishes and missions are dedicated to the pastoral care of faithful of the Knanaya Catholics, under the pastoral guidance of Knanaya priests. The diocese includes 35 parishes and 43 missions. Congregations are located in the following states and provinces:

United States

Canada

  • Ontario
  • Alberta

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago (Syro-Malabarese)". catholic-hierarchy.org.

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