Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly
Archdiocese of Verapoly Archidioecesis Verapolitana | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Verapoly |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,500 km2 (580 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | St Francis of Assisi Cathedral in Marine Drive, Ernakulam, Cochin |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Kalathiparambil |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Bishop Antony Valumkal |
| Vicar General | Mathew Kallinkal, Mathew Elanjimittam |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Archdiocese of Verapoly (Malayalam: വരാപ്പുഴ അതിരൂപത, Latin: Archidioecesis Verapolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church, composed of Latin Catholics of Malabar and headquartered at the city of Cochin, in the south Indian state of Kerala. The archdiocese has administrative control over the suffragan dioceses of Cochin, Kottapuram, and Vijayapuram. The headquarters is located in Kochi along the Malabar Coast in India. It was originally formed as the Vicariate Apostolic of Malabar in 1657 and became a metropolitan see in 1886. Verapoly is the anglicised name of Varapuzha.