Archeparchy of Kottayam
Archeparchy of Kottayam ܐܪܟܝܕܝܘܩܝܐ ܕܟܘܬܝܡ കോട്ടയം അതിരൂപത | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Territory | India (Personal jurisdiction over the Southists (Knanaya) in the proper territory of Syro-Malabar Church subject to the Major Archbishop) |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kottayam |
| Metropolitan | Kottayam |
| Subdivisions | 14 Foranes |
| Headquarters | Archbishop's House, Kottayam |
| Statistics | |
| Population |
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| Parishes | 144 |
| Churches | 153 |
| Congregations | 11 |
| Schools | 146 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Rite | East Syriac Rite with a minority West Syriac Rite |
| Established | 1911 |
| Cathedral | Christ the King Cathedral, Kottayam |
| Patrons | Sacred Heart of Jesus and Pope St. Pius X |
| Secular priests | 363 |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Major Archbishop | Raphael Thattil |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mathew Moolakkatt |
| Auxiliary Bishops | |
| Vicar General | Fr. Thomas Animootill |
| Episcopal Vicars | Fr. Michael Vettikatt |
| Website | |
| kottayamad | |
The Archeparchy of Kottayam is a Knanaya metropolitan archeparchy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in India. The archeparchy is exclusively for Knanaya faithful who claim to be the descendants of Syriac Judeo-Christians (early East Syriac Christians) who migrated from South Mesopotamia to Kodungallur (Muziris) in South India in 4th century A.D.