Roman Catholic Diocese of Kannur
Diocese of Kannur Dioecesis Kannurensis കണ്ണൂർ രൂപത | |
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Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kannur | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Calicut |
| Coordinates | 11°51′33″N 75°21′41″E / 11.8592°N 75.3614°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,988 km2 (1,926 sq mi) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5 November 1998 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Kannur |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Most Rev. Dr. Alex Vadakumthala |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Most Rev. Dr. Varghese Chakkalakal |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Rt. Rev. Dr. Dennis Kuruppassery |
| Vicar General | Mon. Devassy Earathara and Mon. Clarence Paliath |
| Website | |
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Pope John Paul II created the Diocese of Kannur in the Ecclesiastical Province of Kozhikode in India by bifurcating the Diocese of Calicut on 9 December 1998. The diocese consists of the Latin Catholics of Malabar residing in the revenue districts of Kannur and Kasaragod.
The see was vacant from 2012 until 2014. On 1 February 2014, Pope Francis appointed Alex Joseph Vadakumthala as the new bishop of Kannur. He was consecrated on 23 March.
Diocese of Kannur comprises the territory of the civil district of Kannur to the north of Mahé River, excluding Palloor, Chalakkara, Pandakkal and Cherukallai which belong to the municipality of Mahe and the territory of the civil district of Kasaragod which falls to the south of Chandragiri River. The erection of this diocese was a historical event for Kannur which has 500 years of Christian tradition. The establishment of this diocese, on the auspicious occasion of the Platinum Jubilee of the Diocese of Calicut was welcomed with cheer, by the people who consider the diocese of Kannur as a gift of God to this region of India.