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Diocese of Punalur

Dioecesis Punalurensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 21 December 1985
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Trivandrum
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 5,072 (1,959 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Elampal P.O., P.B. 1, Punalur-691322, Kollam Dt., Kerala, India
  • Telephone: (0475)222.54.19
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
21 December 1985ErectedDiocese of Quilon (Pathanamathitta, Pathanapuram, and parts of Kottarakare, Kunnathur, Mavelikara, and Chengannur) Diocese of Punalur (erected)
11 October 1986Territory AddedDiocese of Quilon (Kottarakara and part of Karunagappally) Diocese of Punalur
15 June 2004Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Punalur (from Verapoly)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
199031,3902,298,1611.4%231033951121602ap1991
199939,0982,414,8871.6%2811391,002172235ap2000
200040,3482,434,9281.7%291544917282308ap2001
200142,9202,452,8841.7%321547913262258ap2002
200244,4752,466,6891.8%371148926232159ap2003
200345,6802,474,1981.8%371249932332209ap2004
200446,7082,482,1001.9%3812509342223210ap2005
201331,4503,291,1111.0%4420644916726341ap2014
201630,8623,445,524.9%4232744176326742ap2017
201928,5433,795,588.8%3940793616327343ap2020
202129,1144,026,740.7%3650863387225644ap2022

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 78, Page 404, and Page 405
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 122
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 96, Page 621, and Page 622

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