The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Ujjain (Ujjain of the Syro-Malabars) is a Syro-Malabar eparchy (Eastern Catholic) in India, part of the rite-specific the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (Syro-Oriental Rite).

It thus depends on the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches, but is simultaneously a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bhopal.

Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Mary's Cathedral, in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh state in central India.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 4,602 Eastern Catholics (0.1% of 6,253,649 total) on 18,441 km2 in 41 parishes and a mission with 93 priests (41 diocesan, 52 religious), 433 lay religious (120 brothers, 313 sisters) and 9 seminarians.

History

  • It was created on 29 July 1968 as Apostolic Exarchate of Ujjain, on territory split off from the (Latin) Diocese of Indore.
  • On 26 February 1977 the Apostolic Exarchate was elevated to Diocese of Ujjain.

Ordinaries

Apostolic Exarch of Ujjain

Sl.No Ordinary Designation Year of appointment Last year of service
1 Father John Perumattam Missionary Society of St Thomas (M.S.T.) Apostolic Exarch 29 July 1968 26 February 1977

Bishops

Sl.No Ordinary Designation Year of appointment Last year of service
1 John Perumattam Missionary Society of St Thomas (M.S.T.) Bishop 26 February 1977 4 April 1998
2 Sebastian Vadakel Missionary Society of St Thomas (M.S.T.) Bishop 4 April 1998 Present

See also


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syro-Malabar_Catholic_Eparchy_of_Ujjain
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