Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Gurgaon

Diocese of Gurgaon Eparchiae Gurgaon गुड़गांव सूबा
Location
Country	India
Information
Denomination	Eastern Catholic
Sui iuris church	Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Rite	Syro-Malankara Rite
Established	26 March 2015
Cathedral	St. Mary's Cathedral, Neb Sarai
Patron saint	St. John Chrysostom
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos
Bishop	Jacob Mar Barnabas

The Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Gurgaon was established by Pope Francis on 26 March 2015.^[1] This diocese has a huge territory in north India, including 22 of the 29 states of India. At the southern boundary of the diocese are the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa. The bishop's residence and chancery is at the Mar Ivanios Bhavan in Neb Sarai.^[2]

References

↑ "Rinunce e nomine". Press.vatican.va. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
↑ "Pope erects new Dioceses for the Syro Malankara Church in India Vatican Radio". En.radiovaticana.va. Retrieved 2015-03-31.

Coordinates: 28°30′44″N 77°12′13″E / 28.5123°N 77.2037°E / 28.5123; 77.2037

Syro-Malankara Catholic Church hierarchy

Major Archeparchy	Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum

Archeparchies	Archeparchy of Tiruvalla

Eparchies	Eparchy of Bathery Eparchy of Gurgaon Eparchy of Marthandom Eparchy of Mavelikara Eparchy of Muvattupuzha Eparchy of Pathanamthitta Eparchy of Puthur Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada

Exarchates	Exarchate of Khadki

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