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Diocese of Alleppey

Dioecesis Alleppeyensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 19 June 1952
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Trivandrum
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 333 (128 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.dioceseofalleppey.com/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 19/392, P.O. Box 4804, Allapuaha-688012, Kerala State, India
  • Telephone: (0477)2243.363
  • Fax: 2243.362

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
19 June 1952ErectedDiocese of Cochin (Southern part) Diocese of Alleppey (erected)
19 September 1953Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Alleppey (from Goa e Damão)
15 June 2004Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Alleppey (from Verapoly)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195663,722400,00015.9%339421,517168618ap1960
197085,707480,00017.9%472491,749414724ap1971
1980103,768555,00018.7%547611,701718128ap1981
1990135,500670,00020.2%547612,221923130ap1991
1999137,650700,00019.7%6715821,6784127531ap2000
2000137,700700,00019.7%6617831,6594529131ap2001
2001137,734700,00019.7%7120911,5134930231ap2002
2002140,999700,00020.1%7721981,4384330532ap2003
2003165,680700,00023.7%7422961,7254536232ap2004
2004165,990700,00023.7%7623991,6764636633ap2005
2006167,000708,00023.6%78281061,5755637535ap2007
2012163,100765,00021.3%90241141,4307836439ap2013
2015175,269795,00022.0%107251321,3277048649ap2016
2018163,900815,08020.1%99281271,2905236168ap2019
2020167,600833,26020.1%100261261,3305035268ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 801, to Page 803
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 83, to Page 87
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 96, Page 621, and Page 622

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