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Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad

Coordinates: 19°39′55″N 78°31′48″E / 19.66525°N 78.530075°E / 19.66525; 78.530075
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19°39′55″N 78°31′48″E / 19.66525°N 78.530075°E / 19.66525; 78.530075

Eparchy of Adilabad

आदिलाबाद के सूबा
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical provinceHyderabad
MetropolitanHyderabad
Statistics
Area16,210 km2 (6,260 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2015)
2,741,239
16,403 (0.6%)
Parishes36
Information
DenominationSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
RiteEast Syriac Rite
Established23 June 1999
CathedralHoly Family Cathedral in Adilabad
Patron saintSt.Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Secular priests35
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopMar Raphael Thattil
BishopAntony Prince Panengaden
Bishops emeritusJoseph Kunnath
Map

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

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