Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Syro-Malabar
Type: Diocese
Name: Palai / Pala / Palaien(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Changanacherry
Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
Patron Saint: Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Saint Thomas
Bishop (2004.03.18 – ...): | ![]() |
Bishops of Palai (Syro-Malabar Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Palai of the Syro-Malabars (India)
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Bishop emeritus of Palai of the Syro-Malabars (India)
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Bishop Sebastian Vayalil
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Area: 1,166 km²
Population: 334,980 Catholics (47.7% of 702,681 total)
Pastoral Centres: 171 parishes, 3 missions
Personnel: 536 priests (387 diocesan, 149 religious), 3,252 religious (232 brothers, 3,020 sisters), 88 seminarians
Last updated on 2023.11.28
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