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Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Parassala

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Eparchy of Parassala

Eparchia Parassalanus
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical provinceTrivandrum
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchSyro-Malankara Catholic Church
RiteSyro-Malankara Rite
Established5 August 2017
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopMoran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicos
EparchThomas Mar Eusebius

The Eparchy of Parassala is a Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in India. It was established by Pope Francis on 5 August 2017.[1] It covers Syro-Malankara Catholics in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Its first and current eparch is Thomas Mar Eusebius. The Eparchy of Parassala is a suffragan eparchy in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Trivandrum

References

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  1. ^ "MCYM". mcymnews.com. Retrieved 5 August 2017.