Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Syro-Malabar
Type: Diocese
Name: Palghat / Palakkad / Palghaten(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Trichur
Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
Bishop (2022.01.15 – ...): | ![]() |
Bishops of Palghat (Syro-Malabar Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Palghat of the Syro-Malabars (India)
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Bishop emeritus of Palghat of the Syro-Malabars (India)
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Bishop Joseph Irimpen
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Area: 4,480 km²
Population: 59,930 Catholics (2.0% of 2,964,481 total) (2020)
Statistics: 89 parishes, 39 missions, 215 priests (135 diocesan, 80 religious), 1,199 lay religious (82 brothers, 1,117 sisters), 55 seminarians (2020)
Patron Saint: Saint Joseph
Last updated on 2023.02.25
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