Syro-Malabar Church Reorganizes with New Ecclesiastical Provinces and Leadership
The Syro-Malabar Church has established four new ecclesiastical provinces and promoted several bishops to archbishops. This reorganization spans 23 states and includes significant changes to its diocesan boundaries, ensuring effective pastoral care across its jurisdiction. The updates were announced during the 33rd Bishops’ Synod in Kakkanad.
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The Syro-Malabar Church, headquartered in Kakkanad, has announced a major reorganization by creating four new ecclesiastical provinces and elevating bishops to archbishops to manage these regions effectively.
As part of the restructuring, twelve dioceses across India have seen their territorial boundaries altered, spanning 23 states and involving four union territories and two islands.
Key appointments include Kuriakose Bharanikulangara as Archbishop of Faridabad and Sebastian Vadakel as Archbishop of Ujjain, with several suffragan dioceses aligned under these and other new archdiocesan leaders.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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