Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Belthangady

Eastern Catholic eparchy in Karnataka, India

12°58′52.0″N 75°17′01.2″E / 12.981111°N 75.283667°E / 12.981111; 75.283667StatisticsArea12,543 km2 (4,843 sq mi)Population
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3,816,295
30,000 (0.8%)Parishes52Schools11InformationDenominationCatholic ChurchSui iuris churchSyro-Malabar ChurchRiteSyro-Malabar RiteEstablished24 April 1999CathedralCathedral of St. Lawrence, BelthangadyPatron saintSaint ThomasCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisMajor ArchbishopMar Raphael ThattilBishopMar Lawrence MukkuzhyMetropolitan ArchbishopMar Joseph PamplaniVicar GeneralJoseph ValiaparambilMapWebsiteDiocese of Belthangady

The Eparchy of Belthangady is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in Belthangady, India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was established in 1999 by Pope John Paul II's bull "Cum Ampla". It is a suffragan diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry. The bishop of this diocese is Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhy. This diocese had been established for the Syro-Malabar Christians of three districts in Karnataka, namely Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Udupi.

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