Eparchy of Bijnor
Eparchy of Bijnor बिजनौर के सूबा | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archeparchy of Faridabad |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 30,664 km2 (11,839 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 53 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Sui iuris church | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Rite | East Syriac Rite |
| Established | 23 March 1972 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Kotdwar |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Mar Leo XIV |
| Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
| Bishop | Mar Vincent Nellaiparambil |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mar Kuriakose Bharanikulangara |
| Bishops emeritus | John Vadakel |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Eparchy of Bijnor is a Syro-Malabar Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Uttarakhand, India. Its current eparch is the Mar Vincent Nellaiparambil, who was consecrated bishop on 1 November 2019.
With an area of 30,664 square kilometers, this eparchy has 49 mission stations, 25 schools, 16 health centres and dispensaries and 5 boarding houses. Personnel include 61 priests, 212 religious sisters, and 28 diocesan brothers.