Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut (Latin: Calicuten(sis)) is a suffragan diocese Latin rite in the Ecclesiastical province of Verapoly in Kerala state, southern India, yet it depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Diocese of Calicut

Dioecesis Calicutensis

കോഴിക്കോട് രൂപത
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical provinceVerapoly
MetropolitanVerapoly
Statistics
Area12,505 km2 (4,828 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
10,061,127
38,092 (0.4%)
Parishes41
Information
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralMother of God Cathedral in Kozhikode
Patron saintSt Francis Xavier
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVarghese Chakkalakal
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Kalathiparambil
Vicar GeneralThomas Panackal
Website
Website of the Diocese

Its cathedral episcopal see is Mother of God Cathedral, dedicated to Our Lady, in the city of Kozhikode (Calicut).

Statistics

As per 2015, it pastorally served 48,250 Catholics (0.6% of 8,059,057 total population) on 8,036 km² in 41 parishes and 3 missions with 132 priests (57 diocesan, 75 religious), 837 lay religious (127 brothers, 710 sisters) and 12 seminarians.

History
  • 12 June 1923: Established as Diocese of Calicut on territories split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore, Diocese of Mangalore and Diocese of Mysore
  • On 1949 it gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry
  • Lost territories repeatedly : on 1953.12.31 to establish Diocese of Tellicherry, on 1998.11.05 to establish Diocese of Kannur, on 2013.12.28 to establish Diocese of Sultanpet.[1][2]

Episcopal Ordinaries

(all Latin Rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Calicut
  • Paolo Charles Perini, Jesuits (S.J.) (born Italy) (June 12, 1923 – death June 28, 1932); previously Bishop of Mangalore (India) (1910.08.17 – 1923.06.12), remaining Apostolic Administrator of Mangalore (1923 – 1928)
  • Leone Proserpio, S.J. (born Italy) (December 2, 1937 – death September 8, 1945)
  • Aldus Maria Patroni, S.J. (first native Indian incumbent) (April 8, 1948 – retired June 7, 1980), died 1988
  • Maxwell Valentine Noronha (June 7, 1980 – retired April 19, 2002), died 2018
  • Joseph Kalathiparambil (April 19, 2002 – 22 February 2011); next Secretary (second-in-command) of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants (2011.02.22 – 2016.10.31) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Verapoly (India) (2016.10.31 – ...)
  • Varghese Chakkalakal (15 May 2012 - ...), also Secretary General of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2013.08.17 – 2017.02.06); previously Bishop of Kannur (India) (1998.11.05 – 2012.05.15), remaining Apostolic Administrator of Kannur (2012.05.15 – 2014.02.01).

See also

References
  1. http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.catholica.va%2Fnews_services%2Fbulletin%2Fnews%2F29197.php%3Findex%3D29197%26lang%3Den
  2. http://www.news.va/en/news/other-pontifical-acts-171

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