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The Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Thiruvananthapuram is a Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or major archeparchy of the Catholic Church in Thiruvananthapuram, India. Baselios Cleemis, the Major Archbishop-Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, presides over the as of 2020. The cathedra is at Cathedral of Saint Mary, Pattom, Trivandrum in Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Archeparchy of Thiruvananthapuram is a metropolitan see with four suffragan eparchies.

History

The Archeparchy of Trivandrum was erected in 1932. Its suffragan eparchies are Marthandom, Mavelikara, Pathanamthitta, Parassala and St. Ephrem of Khadki.

Major Archbishop-Catholicos

Baselios Cardinal Cleemis, Major Archbishop of Thiruvananthapuram and Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, was elected Major Archbishop of Thiruvananthapuram in 2007.

Statistics

In 2020 the Archeparchy had an estimated 1,81,400 faithful, in 217 parishes, with 151 diocesan priests, 34 religious priests, 19 religious brothers, 642 religious sisters, and 89 seminarians.

Saints and causes for canonisation

• Geevarghese Ivanios

References

1. "Archeparchy of Trivandrum (Malankarese)". catholic-hierarchy.org.
2. Ronald Roberson. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2008" (PDF). Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Retrieved 26 April 2010. Information sourced from Annuario Pontificio 2008 edition.
3. "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.

Seminaries

• St. Mary’s Malankara Major Seminary
• St. Aloysius Seminary, Thiruvananthapuram

External links

• Archeparchy info from the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church website
• Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum

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• Syro-Malankara Catholic dioceses
• Dioceses in Kerala
• Dioceses established in the 20th century
• 1932 establishments in India
• Christian organizations established in 1932
• Churches in Thiruvananthapuram district