Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon
Diocese of Quilon Diœcesis Quilonensis കൊല്ലം രൂപത | |
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Revised Coat of arms of the Diocese 2020 | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Trivandrum |
| Headquarters | Bishop's House, Tangasseri, Kollam |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,950 km2 (750 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 105 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 9 August 1329 (historical) 15 March 1853 (present diocese) |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum |
| Cathedral | Infant Jesus Cathedral, Tangasseri, Kollam |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Secular priests | 129 |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Paul Antony Mullassery |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas J. Netto |
| Vicar General | Baiju Julian Joseph Sugun Leon(Addl) |
| Episcopal Vicars | Joseph Detto Fernandez |
| Judicial Vicar | Christopher Henry |
| Bishops emeritus | Stanley Roman |
| Website | |
| quilondiocese.com | |
The Diocese of Quilon (Latin: Diœcesis Quilonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church based in the southern Indian city of Kollam. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Trivandrum. The Diocese of Quilon covers an area of 1,950 km2 (753 square miles) that contains a population of some 4.8 million. At least 4.8% of the people in the area are Catholic.
The history of the Latin Church in Quilon begins with the erection of a diocese on 9 August 1329. This diocese was later suppressed. The present day Diocese of Quilon was established as an apostolic vicariate on 15 March 1853 by bifurcating the Apostolic Vicariate of Verapoly. It was elevated as a diocese on 1 September 1886.
As of 18 April 2018, Paul Antony Mullassery is the bishop of the Diocese of Quilon.