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Diocese of Sultanpet

Dioecesis Sultanpetensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 28 December 2013
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Verapoly
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 4,482 (1,731 Square Miles)
  • Description: Civil district of Palakkad, State of Kerala
  • Official Web Site: https://sultanpetdiocese.org
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Saint Sebastian Cathedral, Sultanpet, Palakkad-678001, Kerala, India
  • Telephone: 9645.279.101

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
28 December 2013ErectedDiocese of Calicut (5 parishes)
Diocese of Coimbatore (22 parishes)
Diocese of Sultanpet (erected) (Palakkad)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
201330,9754,260,435.7%1418329672710221ap2014
201486,8272,809,9343.1%2312352,4801512821ap2015
201732,7482,890,1341.1%232851642309878ap2018
202034,5182,935,0891.2%213152663339868ap2021

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 106, Page 64

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