Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bhadravathi

Diocese of Bhadravathi ಭದ್ರಾವತಿಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಡಯಾಸಿಸ್ನ
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry
Metropolitan	Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry
Statistics
Area	8,465 km² (3,268 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 1,709,000 9,391 (0.5%)
Parishes	24
Information
Rite	Syro-Malabar Rite
Established	29 August 2007
Cathedral	Pro-Cathedral of St Anthony in Iduvally
Patron saint	Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Mar George Cardinal Alencherry
Bishop	Mar Joseph Erumachadath
Metropolitan Archbishop	George Valiamattam
Vicar General	Joseph Valiaparambil
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bhadravathi was created by Benedict XVI's Papal bull "Cum Ampla" as a suffragan of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry. The territory of the diocese of Bhadravathi thus includes two civil districts of Karnataka State - Shimoga and Chikmagalur.

Syro-Malabar Catholic Church hierarchy

Major Archeparchy	Ernakulam-Angamaly

Archeparchies	Changanassery Kottayam Tellicherry Thrissur

Eparchies	Adilabad Bhadravathi Belthangady Bijnor Chanda Chicago Faridabad Gorakhpur Great Britain Idukki Irinjalakuda Jagadalpur Kalyan Kanjirappally Kothamangalam Mananthavady Mandya Melbourne Palai Palghat Rajkot Ramanathapuram Sagar Satna Thuckalay Thamarassery Ujjain

Exarchate	Canada

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