Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Gorakhpur

Diocese of Gorakhpur
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical provinceAgra
Statistics
Area19,070 km2 (7,360 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2009)
  • 17,200,635
  • 3,230 (0.0%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
RiteEast Syriac Rite
Established19 June 1984
CathedralSt. Joseph’s Cathedral in Gorakhpur
Patron saintSaint Thérèse of Lisieux
Saint Joseph
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Major ArchbishopMar Raphael Thattil
BishopMathew Nellikunnel
Metropolitan ArchbishopRaphy Manjaly
Bishops emeritusDominic Kokkat
Thomas Thuruthimattam
Map
Website
Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Gorakhpur is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in India, belonging to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. The eparchy was erected by Pope John Paul II in 1984 through the Bull "Ex quo Divinum Concilium".[1] Thomas Thuruthimattam was appointed bishop of Gorakhpur on 15 July 2006. He received his episcopal consecration on 1 October 2006 and assumed office on the same day.

Former bishops

  • Dominic Kokkatt
  • Thomas Thuruthimattam

References

  1. ^ "About Us | Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur". www.gorakhpurdiocese.in. Retrieved 20 June 2025.


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