Eparchy of Sagar

Eparchy of Sagar

सागर धर्मप्रांत
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical provinceArcheparchy of Ujjain
Statistics
Area39,020 km2 (15,070 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2010)
  • 4,907,000
  • 3,361 (0.1%)
Information
DenominationSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
RiteSyro-Malabar Rite
CathedralSt.Theresa's Cathedral Sagar Cantonment (formerly known as St. Raphael's Cathedral)
Patron saintSt Thérèse of Lisieux
Current leadership
PopeMar Leo XIV
Major ArchbishopMar Raphael Thattil
BishopMar James Athikalam MST
Metropolitan ArchbishopMar Sebastian Vadakel MST
Bishops emeritusMar Antony Chirayath
Map
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.