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The
Diocese of Tellicherry, erected by the Bull 'Ad Christi Ecclisiam
Regendam' dated December 31, 1953 of His Holiness Pope Pius XII of
happy memory, as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ernakulam, is for
the Catholics of the Syro - Malabar Church who migrated to Malabar
region of the erstwhile Travancore and Cochin States. The boundaries
of the new diocese were the same as those of the Latin Diocese of
Calicut. But later, as Catholics of Syro - Malabar Church migrated
even to the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, the boundaries were
extended to the present Latin Diocese of Mangalore, Chickmangalur,
Mysore, Shimoga, and Ootacamund by a decree of the Holy See dated
April 29, 1955.
Bifurcations
Mananthawady
1. The diocese
was bifurcated and the new diocese of Mananthawady formed on March 1,
1973 by the Papal Bull, "Quanta Gloria Orientales Ecclisiae". The
territory of the new diocese extends to the districts of Wyanad,
Shimoga, Chickmangalur, Hassan, Mandya, Mysore, and Nilgiris.
2. When the new diocese of Palghat was erected on June 20, 1974, those
parishes of Tellicherry which belonged to the district of Palghat were
entrusted to the new diocese.
3. Ten parishes of the diocese Tellicherry were handed over to the
diocese of Mananthawady on December 31, 1975 by a decree of the Sacred
Congregation for the Oriental Churches dated December 4, 1975.
Thamarasserry
By the Papal
Bull, "Constant Non Mode Eparchiam Tellicherensis" the diocese was
again bifurcated on April 28, 1986 and a new diocese of Thamarassery
formed comprising the districts if Calicut and Malapuram.
Belthangady
The Archdiocese
was bifurcated again on April 24, 1999. By the Papal Bull, "AD
Prepetuam rei Memorian" forming the new diocese of Belthangady by His
Holiness Pope John Paul II. The diocese of Belthangady extends to the
three civil districts of Dakshina Kannada, Uduppi and Kodagu in
Karnataka State.
Archdiocese
By the Papal
Bull, "Spirituali bono Christfidelium" dated May 18, 1995, Pope John
Paul II raised the diocese of Tellicherry to the status of
Metropolitan Archdiocese
Address:
Archbishop's House,
P.B. No. 70,
Tellicherry - 670 101,
Kerala, India.
Tel: +91 490 - 341058,
Fax: +91 490 - 341058
E-mail: diocese@eth.net, diocetly@sancharnet.in
Website :
http://www.archdioceseoftellicherry.org/
Area: 4,903 sq.kms.
Total population: 36,00,000
Catholics: 2,95,200
Languages spoken: Malayalam and English
Revenue district: Kannur and Kasargod.
Statistics
Diocesan Clergy: 242
Religious Priests: 65
Religious Brothers: 05
Religious Women: 1,588
No. of Parishes: 141
Houses of Women Religious: 173
Houses of Men Religious: 28
Formation Houses
Major Seminary: 01
Minor Seminaries: 06
No. of Educational institutions
P. G. Depts. / Colleges: 01
Colleges: 05
Students: 1,000 (App.)
Technical Institutions: 08
Sr. Secondary Schools (10+2): 07
Students: 2,561
High Schools (10th std.): 26
Students: 15,245
Primary Schools: 75
Students: 27,050
Hospitals: 06
Dispensaries: 10
Other Institutions: 11
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