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Diocese of Palghat

Rite:

Syro-Malabar

Population:

2,810,892

Status:

Diocese

Catholics:

56827

Founded:

20-Jun-74

Diocesan Priests:

125

Total area:

15733.4 sq. kms.

Religious Priests:

Province:

Trichur

Religious Sisters:

1573

Region:

Kerala

Seminarians:

Patron:

St. Joseph

Languages:

Malayalam

Civil States:

Kerala: Palakkad

Contact Diocese Office :

Bishop's House Noorani Post Bag No 4Palakkad - 678 004. KERALA.

Telephone 1:

0491-25 15 277 25 26 583 / 25 25 129

Fax:

25 25 129

E-Mail Office:

palghatdiocese@gmail.com

Website:

palghatdiocese.org

Most Rev. Peter Kochupurackal, Bishops of Palghat

Name:

Most Rev. Peter Kochupurackal

Designation:

Bishops

Canonical Possession:

2022-

Telephone (P):

E-mail (P):

Other Present & Retired Ordinaries of the Diocese of Palghat

Bishops Name	Designation	Period
	Retired	1997-2021

Pilgrim Centres in theDiocese of Palghat

Ecclesiastical Institutions

Social / Charitable Institutions / Care Centres

Educational Institutions

Parishes:

123

Hospitals:

Degree Colleges:

Major Seminaries:

Orphanages:

Technical Training Centres:

Minor Seminaries:

Special Schools:

High Schools:

Monastries:

Crèches:

Lower Primary Schools:

Convents:

143

Counselling Centres:

Presses & Media Centres:

Formation Houses:

Social Centres:

Professional Colleges:

Retreat Centres:

Dispensaries / Clinics:

Parallel Colleges:

Physically Challenged:

Higher Secondary :

Boarding Houses:

Upper Primary Schools:

HIV / AIDS Centres:

Nurseries/Pre-Primary :

De-addiction Centres:

Aged & Destitute:

History of the Diocese of Palghat

The Eparchy of Palghat was erected on June 20 1974 through the Decree "Apostolico Requirente" bifurcating the eparchy of Trichur and adding into the territory of the new eparchy a few parishes of the eparchy of Tellichery which were in the district of Palakkad. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ernakulam. The eparchy was inaugurated on September 8 1974.

The episcopal ordination of Msgr. Joseph Irimpen and his assumption of office as the first bishop of the eparchy took place on the same day. It is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Trichur. The eparchy covers an area of 4480 km sq.km and comprises the civil district of Palakkad in Kerala. At the time of the inauguration of the Eparchy it had a total of 16 parishes and 8 stations. The number of diocesan priests was 14 and that of the faithful was 20810. It has now 56668 faithful 121 priests incardinated to it and 82 parishes and 43 stations. By the grace of God the eparchy is today what it is. The Lord has done great things for the people of God of this area through the pioneering and missionary work of the priests sisters and the laity under the able and inspiring leadership of Mar Joseph Irimpen. After twenty years of dedicated and loving service Bishop Irimpen retired from his office on December 61994. Even after his retirement he true to his motto spent his time to love and serve. He slept in the Lord on August 23 1997. Msgr. Joseph Veliyathil served the Eparchy as its Administrator from December 6 1994 to February 11997.

Pope John Paul II nominated Bishop Jacob Manathodath the then Auxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly as the Bishop of Palghat on November 11 1996. Bishop Manathodath took canonical possession of the eparchy on February 1 1997. The eparchy of Palghat was bifurcated and a new eparchy namely Ramanathapuram was erected on 18th January 2010.-

Prelates of the Diocese of Palghat

Bishops Name	Prelate's Status	Period	Bishops Name	Prelate's Status	Period
	Aux.Bishop	2020-2021		Diocesan Administrator	1994-1997
	Bishop	1974-1994