Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin
Diocese of Cochin Diœcesis Coccinensis കൊച്ചി രൂപത | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Episcopal conference | Catholic Bishops' Conference of India Kerala Catholic Bishop's Council |
| Ecclesiastical province | Verapoly |
| Residence | Bishop's House
Bp Joseph Kureethara Road, P.B. No. 11 Fort Kochi, Kochi - 682001 |
| Headquarters | Fort Kochi, Kerala |
| Coordinates | 9°57′53″N 76°14′34″E / 9.964774°N 76.242738°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 236 km2 (91 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 51 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4 February 1557 |
| Cathedral | Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Fort Cochin |
| Patron saint | |
| Secular priests | 169 Diocesan Priests |
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| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Kalathiparambil |
| Apostolic Administrator | James Raphael Anaparambil |
| Vicar General | Delegate of Apostolic Administrator : Msgr Shaiju Pariathussery |
| Episcopal Vicars | Very Rev Fr Antony Kattiparambil |
| Judicial Vicar | Very Rev Fr. Antony Kattiparambil |
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| Website | |
| dioceseofcochin | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin (Latin: Diœcesis Coccinensis) is a Roman Catholic Diocese in Kochi, Kerala, India. A constituent of the sui iuris Latin Church, the diocese was established in 1557 after the domination of the Portuguese-speaking missionaries. The diocese is a suffragan church to the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly, and serves the Latin Catholics of Malabar.
The diocese is situated with the Arabian Sea in the west, the Archdiocese of Verapoly in both north and east, and the Diocese of Alleppey in the south. The Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica in Fort Cochin is the diocese's cathedral where the Diocesan Administrator resides. Pope Francis appointed James Raphael Anaparambil, Bishop of Diocese of Alleppey, as apostolic administrator sede plena to the diocese on 11 October 2024.