| Diocese of Belthangady ബെൽത്തങ്ങാടി രൂപത | |
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 St. Lawrence Cathedral Church, Belthangady | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry |
| Metropolitan | Tellicherry |
| Coordinates | 12°58′52.0″N 75°17′01.2″E / 12.981111°N 75.283667°E / 12.981111; 75.283667 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,543 km (4,843 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 3,816,295 30,000 (0.8%) |
| Parishes | 52 |
| Schools | 11 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Rite | Syro-Malabar Rite |
| Established | 24 April 1999 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Lawrence, Belthangady |
| Patron saint | Saint Thomas |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
| Bishop | Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhy |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mar Joseph Pamplani |
| Vicar General | Joseph Valiaparambil |
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| Website | |
| Diocese of Belthangady | |
The Eparchy of Belthangady is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in Belthangady, India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was established in 1999 by Pope John Paul II's bull "Cum Ampla". It is a suffragan diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry. The bishop of this diocese is Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhy. This diocese had been established for the Syro-Malabar Christians of three districts in Karnataka, namely Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Udupi.
See also
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi
- Deanery of Belthangady
- Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puttur
- Most Holy Redeemer Church, Belthangady
- Monsignor Ambrose Madtha
References
External links
- Diocese of Belthangady Archived 31 October 2001 at the Wayback Machine
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Belthangady at Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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