Eparchy of Sagar
Eparchy of Sagar सागर धर्मप्रांत | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archeparchy of Ujjain |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 39,020 km2 (15,070 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Rite | Syro-Malabar Rite |
| Cathedral | St.Theresa's Cathedral Sagar Cantonment (formerly known as St. Raphael's Cathedral) |
| Patron saint | St Thérèse of Lisieux |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Mar Leo XIV |
| Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
| Bishop | Mar James Athikalam MST |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mar Sebastian Vadakel MST |
| Bishops emeritus | Mar Antony Chirayath |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Eparchy of Sagar is an eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) in central India, which is part of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (Chaldean or Syro-Oriental Rite, led by the Major Archbishop, and is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Ujjain. It was created in 1968 as (missionary) and promoted diocese in 1977 by the papal bull Divina Verba of Pope Paul VI.
Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Theresa’s Cathedral, in Saga(u)r.