Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottapuram

Diocese of Kottapuram

*Dioecesis Kottapuramensis*

കോട്ടപ്പുറം രൂപത
Diocese of Kottapuram; Dioecesis Kottapuramensis; കോട്ടപ്പുറം രൂപത
	Cathedral
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Verapoly
Metropolitan	Verapoly
Statistics
Area	3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 3,201,098; 97000 (2.9%)
Parishes	50
Information
Rite	Roman rite
Established	3 July 1987
Cathedral	St Michael’s Cathedral in Kodungallur
Patron saint	St Thomas
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ambrose Puthenveetil
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Kalathiparambil
Vicar General	Msgr Rockey Roby Kalathil
Bishops emeritus	Joseph Karikkassery
Website
	Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottapuram (Latin: Kottapuramen(sis)) is a diocese located in the town of Kodungallur in the ecclesiastical province of Verapoly in India. On Saturday, 18 December 2010, Pope Benedict XVI named Joseph Karikkassery, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly, as Bishop of Kottapuram. The diocese had until then been a vacant see (sede vacante), as Bishop Francis Kallarakal had been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in February 2010 as Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly, India (the Diocese of Kottapuram is in its Ecclesiastical Province).

History

3 July 1987: Established as Diocese of Kottapuram from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Verapoly

Francis Kallarakal (4 October 1987 – 20 February 2010); appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly
Joseph Karikkassery (18 December 2010 – 1 May 2023); formerly had been Auxiliary Bishop of Verapoly; the son of Francis and Agnes. Late Rocky was his elder brother and Philomina, wife of Jerome, is his sister.
Ambrose Puthenveetil Third Bishop Of The Diocese Consecrated On 20 January 2024.

Kerala Latin Catholic Association of Kottapuram

Kerala Catholic Youth Movement