Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kanjirappally

Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kanjirapally-Nilackal
Kanjirapally Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery
Metropolitan	Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery
Statistics
Area	1,980 km2 (760 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2011) 1,383,000 228,700 (16.5%)
Information
Denomination	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Rite	East Syriac Rite
Established	26 February 1977
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Dominic in Kanjirappally
Patron saint	Mary, mother of Jesus
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Raphael Thattil
Bishop	Joseph Pulickal ܡܵܪܝ ܝܵܘܣܹܦ ܐܲܦܸܣܩܘܿܦܵܐ
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Perumthottam ܡܵܪܝ ܝܵܘܣܹܦ ܐܲܦܸܣܩܘܿܦܵܐ
Bishops emeritus	Mathew Vattackuzhy (1987–2000) Mathew Arackal (2001-2020)
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Syro Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kanjirappally-Nilackal is a Syro-Malabar Catholic eparchy with an area of 1980 km² comprising the Kanjirappally taluk in Kottayam district and a few villages of the neighbouring taluks in Kottayam district, northern Pathanamthitta district, and parts of Idukki district of central Kerala in South India.

The Eparchy of Kanjirappally-Nilackal was erected by Pope Paul VI with the bull "Nos Beati Petri Successores" in February 1977, which separated the eastern part of the Archeparchy of Changanassery and erected the new eparchy of Kanjirapally-Nilackal, as a suffragan of the same Archeparchy. Jose Pulickal is the current bishop, serving since January 2020. Mathew Arackal is the bishop emeritus of the eparchy, who served from 2001 to 2020.^[1] Mary Matha Minor seminary is the heart of kanjirapally diocese.