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Diocese of Quilon

Dioecesis Quilonensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Paul Anthony Mullassery, Bishop
  • Stanley Roman, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 1 September 1886
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Trivandrum
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 1,950 (753 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.quilondiocese.com/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Tangassery P.O., Kollam-691007, Kerala, India
  • Telephone: (0474)2796.140

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Quilon
15 March 1853ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Verapoly Vicariate Apostolic of Quilon (erected)
Diocese of Quilon
1 September 1886ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Quilon Diocese of Quilon
26 May 1930Territory LostDiocese of Quilon (Talulcs of Travancore: Valavanlcode, Kalkulam, Towala, and Agastisvaram (except Districts of Towàla, Agastisvaràm, and a portion of Valavanlcode)) Diocese of Kottar (erected)
1 July 1937Territory LostDiocese of Quilon (Trivandrum (Neyyantinkara, Nedumangad, Trivandrum, and Chirayinkeezh)) Diocese of Trivandrum (erected)
21 December 1985Territory LostDiocese of Quilon (Pathanamathitta, Pathanapuram, and parts of Kottarakare, Kunnathur, Mavelikara, and Chengannur) Diocese of Punalur (erected)
11 October 1986Territory LostDiocese of Quilon (Kottarakara and part of Karunagappally) Diocese of Punalur
15 June 2004Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Quilon (from Verapoly)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Quilon
195095,9811,805,4255.3%6618841,1423111352ap1951
1969134,0022,588,5005.2%9291011,3262246266ap1971
1980193,0194,002,1024.8%83191021,8922671248ap1981
1990194,1043,746,0005.2%7221932,0872980760ap1991
1999205,7484,553,4594.5%6828962,1436659560ap2000
2000208,1884,621,7464.5%6629952,1915160669ap2001
2001277,8694,462,7776.2%6827952,9246560469ap2002
2002212,3524,714,1814.5%7024942,2595266769ap2003
2003233,5874,897,7304.8%6924932,5114969470ap2004
2004235,9224,879,5534.8%6631972,4325669572ap2005
20105,309,000.0%735612901111,08978ap2011*
2014263,9005,598,0004.7%98511491,771104973102ap2015
2017201,0005,818,0003.5%91631541,305116987104ap2018
2020214,2802,665,3808.0%92661581,35613252273ap2021
2022239,4002,635,3759.1%92801721,39110556774ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Quilon
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 120
  • Diocese of Quilon
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 96, Page 621, and Page 622

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