The Eparchy of Kanjirappally is a Syro-Malabar Catholic eparchy with an area of 1980 km2 comprising the Kanjirappally taluk in Kottayam district and a few villages of the neighbouring taluks in Kottayam district, northern Pathanamthitta district, and parts of Idukki district of central Kerala in South India.

The Eparchy of Kanjirappally-Nilackal was erected by Pope Paul VI with the bull "Nos Beati Petri Successores" in February 1977, which separated the eastern part of the Archeparchy of Changanassery and erected the new eparchy of Kanjirapally-Nilackal, as a suffragan of the same Archeparchy. Jose Pulickal is the current bishop, serving since January 2020. Mathew Arackal is the bishop emeritus of the eparchy, who served from 2001 to 2020. Mary Matha Minor seminary is the heart of kanjirapally diocese.

Prelates Eparchs of Kanjirappally Sl.no Name Designation Year of appointment Last year of service 1 Joseph PowathilBishop19771985 2 Mathew VattackuzhyBishop19862000 3 Mathew ArackalBishop20002020 4 Jose PulickalBishop 2020present

Prelates Hailing From Diocese Sl.no Name Designation Year of appointment Last year of service 1 Thomas Kozhimala Former Bishop - Bhagalpur 1996 2005 2 Mathai Kochuparampil SDB Former Bishop - Dimphu 1983 1992 3 Sebastian Vaniyapurackal Archbishop - Kalyan 2025 Present 4 Sibi Mathew Peedikayil HGN Bishop - Aitape 2021 Present 5 Joseph Kallarackal Bishop - Jaipur 2023 Present

List of Parishes

IDPlaceNameEstdTeleFamiliesPopulationH FamiliesH Populations1AlampallySt. Dominic1965486924625295475002AmalagiriSt. Thomas19624869280177145640003AmaravathySt. Joseph196104869-2224212209417434AnakkalSt. Antony194048282025675802350603825AnakkaraSt. Thomas195248682822446842980823346AnavilasamSt. George1967486926332621510204177AnchilippaSt. Pius19554828202666292137617508AngelvalleySt. Mary199648282144602851333009AnickadSt. Mary18604812551303689347612963510AniyartholuSt. Thomas19964868270020401830011AzhangadSt. Antony19604869280097985000012Bethani HillsSt. Mary19604735270470311430013ChakkupallamCarmala Matha1998486828221821010631414ChamampathalFathima Matha19884812457106180742134815ChellarcoilMar Sleeva199548682828902451146104216ChembalamSt. Mary195348682325221969902917ChemmannuSt. Thomas19524869242326222100084018ChempanolySt. Sebastain1953473526593310860262419ChengalamSt. Antony19134812704332650324511065420ChenkalSacred Heart19304828221413358180253221ChennakunnuSt. George200248282282681225310022CheruvallikulamSt. George197348692880221626721023CheruvallySt. Mary1913482824745134216840024ChinnarSt. George1957486924235414667042125ChristunagarSt. George196248692880401034870026CumbummettuSt. Joseph1964486827922629012893012227EdakkunnamMary Matha2003482827019111754052428EdamonSt. Mary196347352604071104711329ElamgulamSt. Mary1895482822636956028243515430ElangoiHoly Cross1922481245634322710170031Elappara-PallikunnuSt. Alphonsa199348692324977540042032ElikkulamInfant Jesus1908482222531939816000033ElivalikkaraSt. Antony198548282551451325792934ErumelyAssumption Forane1952482821034335417841535Grace MountGrace Matha20004869325627782982936GreenvalleyInfant Jesus200648682285006728062637InchiyaniHoly Family1938482827295126814301338KalthottyHoly Family19534868271318410205032439KanamalaSt. Thomas19564828214235300136331340KanayankavayalSt. Mary19534869288169330155111241KanchiyarSt. Mary19534868271308330102482442KanjirapallySt. Dominic Cathedral145004828-202343,2046431252103548442543KannampallySt. Mary195047352702751346190044KannimalaSt. Joseph195348282103012251200116545KappaduHoly Cross1923482823533976538256633046KarikkattoorSt. Antony198748282475511904472847KarikulamFathima Matha195048282512131736656611648KarunapuramSt. Mary196048682793341888340049KattappanaSt. George195348682722319634228184550KeerikkaraSt. Antony197948692584991186110051KocheraSt. Joseph196048682850172811054156452KochuthovalaSt. Joseph1985486827234217280053753KollamulaMaria Goretti19544735264135530259773354KonniSt. Jude2000468234055420650055KoothattukulamAssumption196347352554083420053056KoovapallySt. Joseph1956482825112655028255025257Koratty PuthenpallySt. Joseph19514828210417273141076458KoruthoduSt. George1954482828023567530693213859KozhancheryHoly Family20054735200568301000060Kumily - AttappallamSt. Thomas19534869222091680310252861KunnumbhagamSt. Joseph196148282026813002000104562KurumpanmoozhySt. Thomas199647352636661918401263KuzhitholuSt. Sebastian1960486827920828814213322764MadukkaSt. Mathew199748282804492701132102865MailapraSt. Joseph19584682300488221010066MangapettaSt. Thomas1995482827868755290104567ManipuzhaChrist The King194048282541462058000068MariagiriSt. Sebastian1993486924441414267352769MarykulamSt. George1956486924424092542764531070MeenkuzhyLittle Flower196347352554084930053071MeloramSt. Sebastian1950486928078513566752072MepparaLourde Matha2005486825903511844084373MlamalaFathima Matha1950486925816040017800074MukkoottutharaSt. Thomas199748282548051859480075MukkulamSt. George1941482828616721010250076MulankunnuInfant Jesus19934869280849522700077MundakayamOur Lady of Dolours1937482827760066931882916678MundiyerumaAssumption19574868236342253124863079NallathannyHoly Family20004869288086281110080NariyanparaHoly Cross200048682505611084450081NasranipuramSt. Mathew195348692222721547451482NettithozhuSt. Isidore1953486828523642019210083NeyyattusserySt. George19554828221658220960125284NiarvuSt. Mary20054735265337693180085Nilackal - ThulappallyMarthoma Sleeha19564735244327314166853286NirmalagiriSt. Antony19634869280269107557105887NirmalapuramHoly Family19634868270101442410088PadanilamSt. Sebastian20054828228138622711489PalampraGethsemene198648282022051981192124290PalapraVimala Matha19984828270001215132083691PaloorkavuSt. George19564869286722196869144892PampadumparaSt. George200448682702905627572593PanapilavuSt. Joseph1955482825416818571042294PathanamthittaMary Matha Forane19924682221488903630095Pazhaya KorattySt. Mary192048282163301125450096PazhayidomSt. Michael1924482826218026015700097PeermadeSt. Mary196148692323156429141898Periyar VallakadavuSt. Joseph1979486925242510150073699PerunaduSt. Jude200647352704504921500100PerunthenaruviSt. Joseph196347352704504021500101PeruvanthanamSt. Joseph1935486928009519490719102PezhumparaSacred Heart1963473525249311047000103PlacheryFathima Matha195247352604075221500104PodimattamSt. Mary1937482823402647529001875105PonkunnamHoly Family18914828221368925403285246106PoomattamSt. Thomas2003482825203764285925107PulianmalaSt. Antony19944868270263203820512108PulinkattaSt. George19604869246252175700730109PullikkanamSt. Thomas196548692482836832200110PunchavayalSt. Sebastian1978482827883938018001620111PurakkayamSt. Joseph199148692880754824614112PuttadyVelankanny Matha20004868277581198838518113RajagiriChristu Raj19634869240030264110115116114RamakkalmettuSacred Heart19784868236539170814313115RanniInfant Jesus Forane20004735225962115395212116SanthigiriSt. George19964868282763110454417117SanyasiodaInfant Jesus200548682233616123700118SeethathoduSt. George1963473525821176312315119SwarajSt. Paul2000486827164718373921127120ThamarakunnuSt. Ephrem189148282306455913450945121ThampalackaduSt. Thomas19124828226150269129015125122TharakanattukunnuSt. Antony19274828262139286142028123ThekkemalaSt. Mary19524869286727340158115124Third CampSt. Joseph1983486823642213060100125UluppooniSt. Alphonsa200048692485372912800126UmikuppaLourde Matha19544828214275300140028127UpputharaSt. Mary Forane19194869244222640265442169128VadakkemalaSt. Sebastian197593876621966832827129VakayarInfant Jesus20050000130ValiyathovalaChrist Raj1952486827621051222901780131VallakadavuSt. Antony19594868272302520230227115132VanchimalaSt. Antony19914828235102137693861133VandanmeduSt. Antony195348682770472501100733134VandanpathalSt. Paul19664828272249220850520135VechoochiraSt. Joseph19834735265337246140577136VelichiyaniSt. Thomas19254828270414645322565277137VellaramkunnuSt. Mary1955486926335656726531778138WallardyHoly Cross1969486925235216478800

Saints and causes for canonisation Servant of God Bernhard Thanhauser (Fortunatus)

See also Saint Thomas Christian

References

External links Diocese of Kanjirappally Church profile Catholic-Hierarchy entry