List of Catholic bishops of India

The following is a list of living Catholic bishops of India sorted by ecclesiastical province and diocese. The bishops of India include one of the four patriarchs of the Latin Church, and two major archbishops, one each of the Syro-Malabar and the Syro-Malankara church. There are 4 Indian cardinals, 3 of whom are electors. All the Catholic bishops of India are members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India.

Latin rite provinces and dioceses of the Catholic church in India. The dioceses making up a province have different shades of the same colour

Overview

A summary of the number of bishops in India:[note 1]

• Patriarch: 1
• Major archbishops: 2
• Metropolitan archbishops: 26
• Archbishop-bishops: 2
• Major archiepiscopal vicar: 1
• Bishops: 127
• Bishop of curia: 1
• Coadjutor archbishops/bishops: 2
• Auxiliary bishops: 16
• Archbishops/bishops emeriti: 70

Total: 248

• Cardinal electors: 3
• Cardinal non-electors: 1
• Vacant sees: 16

Latin Catholic Provinces

Ecclesiastical Province of Agra

• Metropolitan Archbishop Albert D'Souza of the Archdiocese of Agra
  • Bishop Pius Thomas D’Souza of the Diocese of Ajmer
  • Bishop emeritus Ignatius Menezes of the Diocese of Ajmer
  • Bishop Raphy Manjaly of the Diocese of Allahabad
  • Bishop emeritus Isidore Fernandes of the Diocese of Allahabad
  • Bishop Ignatius D’Souza of the Diocese of Bareilly
  • Bishop emeritus Anthony Fernandes of the Diocese of Bareilly
  • Bishop Vincent Nellaiparambil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bijnor
  • Bishop emeritus Mar John Vadakel, CMI of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bijnor
  • Bishop Mar Thomas Thuruthimattam, CST of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur
  • Bishop emeritus Dominic Kokkat, CST of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur
  • Bishop Oswald Lewis of the Diocese of Jaipur
  • Bishop Peter Parapullil of the Diocese of Jhansi
  • Bishop Gerald John Mathias of the Diocese of Lucknow
  • Bishop Francis Kalist of the Diocese of Meerut
  • Bishop Devprasad John Ganawa, SVD of the Diocese of Udaipur
  • Bishop emeritus Joseph Pathalil of the Diocese of Udaipur
  • Bishop Eugene Joseph of the Diocese of Varanasi

Ecclesiastical Province of Bangalore

• Metropolitan Archbishop Peter Machado of the Archdiocese of Bangalore
  • Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus Bernard Moras of the Archdiocese of Bangalore
  • Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus Alphonsus Mathias of the Archdiocese of Bangalore
  • Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus Ignatius Paul Pinto of the Archdiocese of Bangalore
  • Bishop Derek Fernandes of the Diocese of Belgaum
  • Bishop Henry D’Souza of the Diocese of Bellary
  • Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa of the Diocese of Chikmagalur
  • Bishop Robert Michael Miranda of the Diocese of Gulbarga
  • Bishop Derek Fernandes, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Karwar
  • Bishop Peter Paul Saldanha of the Diocese of Mangalore
  • Bishop emeritus Aloysius Paul D'Souza of the Diocese of Mangalore
  • Bishop Kannikadass William Antony of the Diocese of Mysore
  • Bishop emeritus Thomas Vazhapilly of the Diocese of Mysore
  • Bishop Francis Serrao, SJ of the Diocese of Shimoga
  • Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo of the Diocese of Udupi

Ecclesiastical Province of Bhopal

• Metropolitan Archbishop Leo Cornelio, SVD of the Archdiocese of Bhopal
  • Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus Paschal Topno, SJ of the Archdiocese of Bhopal
  • Bishop Joseph Thykkattil of the Diocese of Gwalior
  • Bishop emeritus Joseph Kaithathara of the Diocese of Gwalior
  • Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal, SVD of the Diocese of Indore
  • Bishop Gerald Almeida of the Diocese of Jabalpur
  • Bishop Basil Bhuriya, SVD of the Diocese of Jhabua
  • Bishop Arockia Sebastian Durairaj, SVD of the Diocese of Khandwa
  • Bishop James Athikalam, MST of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Sagar
  • Bishop emeritus Anthony Chirayath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Sagar
  • Bishop emeritus Joseph Pastor Neelankavil, CMI of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Sagar
  • Bishop Joseph Kodakallil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Satna
  • Bishop emeritus Matthew Vaniakizhakel, CV of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Satna
  • Bishop Mar Sebastian Vadakel, MST of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ujjain

Ecclesiastical Province of Bombay

• Metropolitan Archbishop Cardinal Oswald Gracias of the Archdiocese of Bombay
  • Auxiliary Bishop Dominic Savio Fernandes of the Archdiocese of Bombay
  • Auxiliary Bishop John Rodrigues of the Archdiocese of Bombay
  • Auxiliary Bishop Allwyn D’Silva of the Archdiocese of Bombay
  • Auxiliary Bishop Barthol Barretto of the Archdiocese of Bombay
  • Auxiliary Bishop emeritus Bosco Penha of the Archdiocese of Bombay
  • Auxiliary Bishop emeritus Percival Joseph Fernandez of the Archdiocese of Bombay
  • Bishop Mar Thomas Elavanal, MCBS of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kalyan
  • Bishop Lourdes Daniel of the Diocese of Nashik
  • Bishop Thomas Dabre of the Diocese of Poona
  • Archbishop ad personam Felix Anthony Machado of the Diocese of Vasai

Ecclesiastical Province of Calcutta

• Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas D'Souza of the Archdiocese of Calcutta
  • Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus Lucas Sirkar, SDB of the Archdiocese of Calcutta
  • Bishop Salvadore Lobo, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Asansol, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Baruipur
  • Bishop emeritus Cyprian Monis of the Diocese of Asansol
  • Bishop Vincent Aind of the Diocese of Bagdogra
  • Bishop Shyamal Bose of the Diocese of Baruipur
  • Bishop emeritus Linus Nirmal Gomes, SJ of the Diocese of Baruipur
  • Bishop Stephen Lepcha of the Diocese of Darjeeling
  • Bishop Clement Tirkey of the Diocese of Jalpaiguri
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas D'Souza, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Krishnagar
  • Bishop emeritus Joseph Suren Gomes, SDB of the Diocese of Krishnagar
  • Bishop Fulgence Aloysius Tigga of the Diocese of Raiganj

Ecclesiastical Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

• Metropolitan Archbishop John Barwa, SVD of the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
  • (vacant) Diocese of Balasore (administered by diocesan administrator)
  • Bishop emeritus Thomas Thiruthalil, CM of the Diocese of Balasore
  • Bishop Sarat Chandra Nayak of the Diocese of Berhampur
  • Bishop Aplinar Senapati, CM of the Diocese of Rayagada
  • Bishop Kishore Kumar Kujur of the Diocese of Rourkela
  • Bishop emeritus Alphonse Bilung, SVD of the Diocese of Rourkela
  • Bishop Niranjan Sual Singh of the Diocese of Sambalpur
  • Bishop emeritus Lucas Kerketta, SVD of the Diocese of Sambalpur

Ecclesiastical Province of Delhi

• Metropolitan Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto of the Archdiocese of Delhi
  • Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus Vincent Michael Concessao of the Archdiocese of Delhi
  • Bishop Ivan Pereira of the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar
  • Bishop Franco Mulakkal of the Diocese of Jalandhar
  • Bishop Agnelo Rufino Gracias, apostolic administrator sede plena of the Diocese of Jalandhar, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Bombay
  • Bishop Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas of the Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh

Ecclesiastical Province of Gandhinagar

• Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas Ignatius MacWan of the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
  • Bishop Athanasius Rethna Swamy Swamiadian of the Diocese of Ahmedabad
  • Bishop Godfrey de Rozario, SJ of the Diocese of Baroda
  • Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes, SJ, apostolic administrator sede plena of the Diocese of Baroda, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
  • Bishop Mar Jose Chittooparambil, CMI of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Rajkot
  • Bishop emeritus Gregory Karotemprel, CMI of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Rajkot

Ecclesiastical Province of Goa and Daman

• Metropolitan Archbishop Patriarch Filipe Neri Ferrao of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman[note 2]
  • Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus Patriarch Raul Nicolau Gonçalves of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
  • Bishop Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto of the Diocese of Sindhudurg

Ecclesiastical Province of Guwahati

• Metropolitan Archbishop John Moolachira of the Archdiocese of Guwahati
  • Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus Thomas Menamparampil, SDB of the Archdiocese of Guwahati
  • Bishop Thomas Pulloppillil of the Diocese of Bongaigaon
  • Bishop Joseph Aind, SDB of the Diocese of Dibrugarh
  • Coadjutor bishop Albert Hemrom of the Diocese of Dibrugarh
  • Bishop Paul Mattekatt of the Diocese of Diphu
  • Bishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil of the Diocese of Itanagar
  • Bishop George Palliparambil, SDB of the Diocese of Miao
  • Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Panipitchai, SDB of the Diocese of Miao
  • Bishop Michael Akasius Toppo of the Diocese of Tezpur

Ecclesiastical Province of Hyderabad

• Metropolitan Archbishop Thumma Bala of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad
  • Bishop Antony Prince Panengaden of the Diocese of Adilabad
  • Bishop emeritus Joseph Kunnath, CMI of the Diocese of Adilabad
  • Bishop Bali Gali, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Cuddapah, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Guntur
  • Bishop emeritus Prasad Gallela of the Diocese of Cuddapah
  • Bishop Paul Maipan of the Diocese of Khammam
  • Bishop Anthony Poola of the Diocese of Kurnool
  • Bishop emeritus Mathew Cheriankunnel, PIME of the Diocese of Kurnool
  • Bishop Joji Govindu of the Diocese of Nalgonda
  • Bishop Udumala Bala Show Reddy of the Diocese of Warangal

Ecclesiastical Province of Imphal

• Metropolitan Archbishop Dominic Lumon of the Archdiocese of Imphal
  • Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus Joseph Mittathany of the Archdiocese of Imphal
  • Bishop James Thoppil of the Diocese of Kohima
  • Bishop emeritus Jose Mukala of the Diocese of Kohima

Ecclesiastical Province of Madras and Mylapore

• Metropolitan Archbishop George Antonysamy of the Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
  • Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus Malayappan Chinnappa, SDB of the Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
  • Bishop Anthonisamy Neethinathan of the Diocese of Chingleput
  • Bishop Lephonse Thomas Aquinas of the Diocese of Coimbatore
  • Bishop Arulappan Amalraj of the Diocese of Ootacamund
  • (vacant) Diocese of Vellore (administered by diocesan administrator)

Ecclesiastical Province of Madurai

• Metropolitan Archbishop Antony Pappusamy of the Archdiocese of Madurai
  • Bishop Thomas Paulsamy of the Diocese of Dindigul
  • Bishop Nazarene Soosai of the Diocese of Kottar
  • Bishop Emeritus Peter Remigius of the Diocese of Kottar
  • Archbishop Antony Pappusamy, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Kuzhithurai
  • Bishop emeritus Jerome Dhas Varuvel, SDB of the Diocese of Kuzhithurai
  • Bishop Antonysamy Savarimuthu of the Diocese of Palayamkottai
  • Bishop Emeritus Jude Gerald Paulraj of the Diocese of Palayamkottai
  • Bishop Jebalamai Susaimanickam of the Diocese of Sivagangai
  • Bishop Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Tiruchirapalli
  • Bishop Stephen Antony Pillai of the Diocese of Tuticorin
  • Bishop Emeritus Yvon Ambroise of the Diocese of Tuticorin

Ecclesiastical Province of Nagpur

• Metropolitan Archbishop Elias Joseph Gonsalves of the Archdiocese of Nagpur
  • Archbishop Elias Joseph Gonsalves, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Amravati
  • Bishop Ambrose Rebello of the Diocese of Aurangabad
  • Bishop emeritus Edwin Colaço of the Diocese of Aurangabad
  • Bishop Ephrem Nariculam of the Diocese of Chanda
  • Bishop emeritus Vijay Anand Nedumpuram, CMI of the Diocese of Chanda

Ecclesiastical Province of Patna

• Metropolitan Archbishop William D'Souza, SJ of the Archdiocese of Patna
  • Coadjutor Archbishop Sebastian Kallupura of the Archdiocese of Patna
  • Bishop Peter Sebastian Goveas of the Diocese of Bettiah
  • Bishop Kurien (Ciriaco) Valiakandathil of the Diocese of Bhagalpur
  • Archbishop Sebastian Kallupura, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Buxar
  • Bishop Cajetan Francis Osta of the Diocese of Muzaffarpur
  • Bishop emeritus John Baptist Thakur, SJ of the Diocese of Muzaffarpur
  • Bishop Angelus Kujur, SJ of the Diocese of Purnea

Ecclesiastical Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

• Metropolitan Archbishop Antony Anandarayar of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
  • Bishop Lawrence Pius Dorairaj of the Diocese of Dharmapuri
  • Bishop Francis Antonysamy of the Diocese of Kumbakonam
  • Bishop Lawrence Pius Dorairaj, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Salem
  • Bishop emeritus Sebastianappan Singaroyan of the Diocese of Salem
  • Bishop Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss of the Diocese of Tanjore

Ecclesiastical Province of Raipur

• Metropolitan Archbishop Victor Henry Thakur of the Archdiocese of Raipur
  • Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel of the Archdiocese of Raipur
  • Bishop Patras Minj, SJ of the Diocese of Ambikapur
  • Bishop Mar Joseph Kollamparampil, CMI of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Jagdalpur
  • Bishop emeritus Simon Stock Palathara, CMI of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Jagdalpur
  • Bishop Emmanuel Kerketta of the Diocese of Jashpur
  • Bishop Paul Toppo of the Diocese of Raigarh

Ecclesiastical Province of Ranchi

• Metropolitan Archbishop Felix Toppo, SJ of the Archdiocese of Ranchi
  • Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus Cardinal Telesphore Toppo of the Archdiocese of Ranchi
  • Auxiliary Bishop Telesphore Bilung, SVD of the Archdiocese of Ranchi
  • Auxiliary Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, SFX of the Archdiocese of Ranchi
  • Bishop Jojo Anand, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Daltonganj
  • Bishop emeritus Gabriel Kujur, SJ of the Diocese of Daltonganj
  • Bishop Julius Marandi of the Diocese of Dumka
  • Bishop Paul Alois Lakra of the Diocese of Gumla
  • Bishop Jojo Anand of the Diocese of Hazaribag
  • Bishop Telesphore Bilung, SVD, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Jamshedpur
  • Bishop Binay Kandulna of the Diocese of Khunti
  • (vacant) Diocese of Port Blair (administered by diocesan administrator)
  • Bishop emeritus Aleixo das Neves Dias, SFX of the Diocese of Port Blair
  • Bishop Vincent Barwa of the Diocese of Simdega

Ecclesiastical Province of Shillong

• (vacant) Archdiocese of Shillong (administered by diocesan administrator)
  • Bishop Lumen Monteiro, CSC of the Diocese of Agartala
  • Bishop Stephen Rotluanga, CSC of the Diocese of Aizawl
  • Bishop Victor Lyngdoh of the Diocese of Jowai
  • (vacant) Diocese of Nongstoin (administered by diocesan administrator)
  • Bishop Andrew Marak of the Diocese of Tura
  • Auxiliary bishop Jose Chirackal of the Diocese of Tura
  • Bishop emeritus George Mamalassery of the Diocese of Tura

Ecclesiastical Province of Thiruvananthapuram

• Metropolitan Archbishop Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam of the Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram
  • Auxiliary Bishop Christhudas Rajappan of the Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram
  • Bishop James Raphael Anaparambil of the Diocese of Alleppey
  • Bishop emeritus Stephen Athipozhiyil of the Diocese of Alleppey
  • Bishop Vincent Samuel of the Diocese of Neyyattinkara
  • Bishop Selvister Ponnumuthan of the Diocese of Punalur
  • Bishop Paul Antony Mullassery of the Diocese of Quilon
  • Bishop emeritus Stanley Roman of the Diocese of Quilon
  • Bishop emeritus Joseph Gabriel Fernandez of the Diocese of Quilon

Ecclesiastical Province of Verapoly

• Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil of the Archdiocese of Verapoly
  • Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus Francis Kallarackal of the Archdiocese of Verapoly
  • Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal of the Diocese of Calicut
  • Bishop Joseph Kariyil of the Diocese of Cochin
  • Bishop emeritus John Thattumkal, SSC of the Diocese of Cochin
  • Bishop Alex Vadakumthala of the Diocese of Kannur
  • Bishop Joseph Karikassery of the Diocese of Kottapuram
  • Bishop Peter Abir Antonisamy of the Diocese of Sultanpet
  • Bishop Sebastian Thekethecheril of the Diocese of Vijayapuram

Ecclesiastical Province of Visakhapatnam

• Metropolitan Archbishop Prakash Mallavarapu of the Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam
  • Bishop Jaya Rao Polimera of the Diocese of Eluru
  • Bishop Bhagyaiah Chinnabathini of the Diocese of Guntur
  • Bishop Doraboina Moses Prakasam of the Diocese of Nellore
  • Bishop Vijaya Kumar Rayarala, PIME of the Diocese of Srikakulam
  • Bishop emeritus Innayya Chinna Addagatla of the Diocese of Srikakulam
  • Bishop Joseph Raja Rao Thelegathoti, SMM of the Diocese of Vijayawada

Syro-Malabar Ecclesiastical Provinces

Province of Eranakulam - Angamaly

• Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
  • Archbishop ad personam Antony Kariyil, CMI, major archiepiscopal vicar of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
  • Auxiliary Bishop emeritus Thomas Chakiath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
  • Bishop Sebastian Vaniyapurackal of the Curia of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
  • Bishop John Nellikunnel of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Idukki
  • Bishop George Madathikandathil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam
  • Bishop emeritus George Punnakottil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam
  • Bishop emeritus Gratian Mundadan, CMI, Apostolic Visitor emeritus, Bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Bijnor

Province of Changanassery

• Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Perumthottam of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery
  • Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus Joseph Powathil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery
  • Auxiliary Bishop Thomas (Tomy) Tharayil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery
  • Bishop Jose Pulickal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kanjirappally
  • Bishop emeritus Mathew Arackal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kanjirappally
  • Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palai
  • Bishop emeritus Joseph Pallikaparampil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palai
  • Auxiliary Bishop Jacob Muricken of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palai
  • Bishop George Rajendran Kuttinadar, SDB of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thuckalay

Province of Tellicherry

• Metropolitan Archbishop George Njaralakatt of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Tellicherry
  • Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus George Valiamattam of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Tellicherry
  • Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Pamplany of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Tellicherry
  • Bishop Lawrence Mukkuzhy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Belthangady
  • Bishop Joseph Erumachadath, MCBS of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bhadravathi
  • Bishop Jose Porunnedom of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady
  • Bishop Remigiose Inchananiyil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thamarassery
  • Bishop emeritus Paul Chittilapilly of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thamarassery
  • Bishop Sebastian Adayanthrath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mandya

Province of Thrissur

• Metropolitan Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
  • Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus Jacob Thoomkuzhy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
  • Auxiliary Bishop Tony Neelankavil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
  • Bishop Pauly Kannookadan of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda
  • Bishop Jacob Manathodath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat
  • Auxiliary bishop Peter Kochupuruckal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat
  • Bishop Paul Alappatt of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ramanathapuram

Province of Kottayam

• Metropolitan Archbishop Mathew Moolakkattu of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam
  • Auxiliary Bishop Jose Pandarassery of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam

Directly under the Holy See

• Archbishop ad personam Kuriakose Bharanikulangara of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Faridabad
• Auxiliary bishop Jose Puthenveettil of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Faridabad
• Bishop Sebastian (Jobby) Pozholiparampil of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Hosur
• Bishop Raphael Thattil of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Shamshabad

Syro-Malankara Ecclesiastical Provinces

Province of Trivandrum

• Major Archbishop Cardinal Baselios Cleemis of the Syro-Malankara Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
  • Bishop K.M. Vincent Kulapuravilai of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Marthandom
  • Bishop Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Mavelikara
  • Bishop Thomas Eusebios Naickamparampil of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Parassala
  • Bishop Samuel Irenios Kattukallil of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Pathanamthitta
  • Bishop emeritus Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Pathanamthitta

Province of Tiruvalla

• Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas Mar Koorilos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla
  • Bishop Joseph Konnath of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Bathery
  • Bishop Yoohanon (John) Theodosius Kochuthundil of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Muvattupuzha and Apostolic Visitor for Syro-Malankara faithful resident in Europe and in Oceania
  • Bishop emeritus Abraham Julios (Kackanatt) of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Muvattupuzha
  • Bishop George Kalayil of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puthur

Directly under the Holy See

• Bishop Jacob Mar Barnabas (born Chacko Aerath), OIC of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. John Chrysostom of Gurgaon
• Bishop Anthony Valiyavilayil, OIC of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. Ephrem of Khadki

Indian bishops serving abroad

Diocesan bishops and equivalent

• Archbishop Alex Thomas Kalayanil, SVD of the Archdiocese of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
• Bishop Mar Jacob Angadiath of the St. Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Diocese of Chicago, USA
• Auxiliary Bishop Joy Alappat of the St. Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Diocese of Chicago, USA
• Bishop Mar Bosco Puthur of the St. Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Diocese of Melbourne, Australia
• Bishop Philipose Stephen Thottathil, Apostolic Exarch of the Syro-Malankara Exarchate of the USA
• Bishop Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, MEP of the Diocese of Port-Bergé, Madagascar
• Bishop Jose Kalluvelil, Apostolic Exarch of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Mississauga
• Bishop Joseph Srampickal (born Benny Mathew) of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Great Britain
• Bishop Varghese Thottamkara, CM, Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte, Ethiopia
• Bishop Paul Simick, Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Nepal
• Bishop Stephen Chirappanath, Apostolic Visitor for the Syro-Malabar faithful in Europe
• Bishop Rozario Menezes, SMM of the Diocese of Lae, Papua New Guinea

Apostolic nuncios and papal representatives

• Archbishop Joseph Chennoth, Apostolic Nuncio to Japan
• Archbishop George Kocherry, Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh
• Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt, Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan , Apostolic Nuncio to Tajikistan , Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan
• Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea , Apostolic Nuncio to the Solomon Islands

Retired

• Archbishop Blasco Francisco Collaço, Apostolic Nuncio emeritus to Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa, Namibia and Botswana
• Archbishop George Panikulam, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Uruguay

Apostolic nuncio

• Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro , Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal

Indian cardinals

Electors

• Cardinal Mar George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly and Head of the Syro-Malabar Church, age 75
• Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (Latin rite), age 75
• Cardinal Mor Baselios Cleemis, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum and Head of the Malankara Catholic Church, age 61

Non-elector

• Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (Latin rite), age 80

See also

• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in India
• List of cathedrals in India
• Territories of Roman Catholic dioceses in India
• Catholic Bishops Conference of India

Footnotes

1. This summary does not include the Indian bishops serving abroad and the Nuncio. It was last updated on 15 August 2020.
2. The Archbishop of Goa and Daman also carries the title of the Patriarch of the East Indies.

References

• Catholic Bishops' Conference of India website
• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy