Kottayam, India, archeparchy of
Kottayam, India, archeparchy of
Comprises the churches and chapels of the Suddhist Syrians on the coast of Malabar; Syro-Malabarese. Established as the Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam in 1887. Restored on 29 August 1911 in the Syro-Malabarese rite. Elevated to the eparchy of Kottayam on 21 December 1923, as a suffragan of Ernaculum. Elevated to an archeparchy on 12 May 2005. See also:
Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
archdiocese of Kottayam
patron saints index
New Catholic Dictionary