Diocese of Vijayapuram, India

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Vijayapuram / Viiayapuramen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Verapoly

Bishop (2006.05.08 – ...):

Bishop Sebastian Thekethecheril (68)

Bishops of Vijayapuram (Roman Rite)

Bishop Sebastian Thekethecheril (68)
(2006.05.08 – ...)

Bishop of Vijayapuram (India)

Bishop of Vijayapuram (India) (2006.05.08 – ...)

Bishop Peter Thuruthikonam
(1988.05.05 – 2006.05.08)

Bishop of Vijayapuram (India) (1988.05.05 – 2006.05.08)

Bishop Cornelius Elanjikal (later Archbishop)
(1971.01.16 – 1987.01.26)

Bishop of Vijayapuram (India) (1971.01.16 – 1987.01.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Verapoly (India) (1987.01.26 – 1996.06.14)

Bishop John Ambrose Abasolo y Lecue, O.C.D.
(1949.12.25 – 1971.01.16)

Bishop of Vijayapuram (India) (1949.12.25 – 1971.01.16)

Bishop Juan Vicente Arana Idígoras, O.C.D.
(1931.03.24 – 1946.06.14)

Bishop of Vijayapuram (India) (1931.03.24 – 1946.06.14)

Titular Bishop of Siniandus (1946.06.14 – 1958.03.26)

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Area: 9,000 km²

Population: 93,088 Catholics (1.7% of 5,345,760 total) (2020)

Statistics: 84 parishes, 170 priests (107 diocesan, 63 religious), 557 lay religious (103 brothers, 454 sisters), 17 seminarians (2020)

Patron Saint: Immaculate Heart of Mary, Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus

1930.07.14: Established as Diocese of Vijayapuram / Viiayapuramen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Verapoly and became suffragan of Verapoly)