Eparchy of Gorakhpur

Eparchy of Gorakhpur
Eparchy of Gorakhpur
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Archeparchy of Faridabad
Statistics
Area	19,070 km2 (7,360 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2009); 17,200,635; 3,230 (0.0%);
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Rite	East Syriac Rite
Established	19 June 1984
Cathedral	St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Gorakhpur
Patron saint	Saint Thérèse of Lisieux; Saint Joseph[citation needed]
Current leadership
Pope	Mar Leo XIV
Major Archbishop	Mar Raphael Thattil
Bishop	Mar Mathew Nellikunnel
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mar Kuriakose Bharanikulangara
Bishops emeritus	Thomas Thuruthimattam
Map
Website
	Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur

The Eparchy of Gorakhpur is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in India, belonging to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. The eparchy was erected by Pope John Paul II in 1984 through the Bull "Ex quo Divinum Concilium".^[1] Mar Thomas Thuruthimattam was appointed bishop of Gorakhpur on 15 July 2006. He received his episcopal consecration on 1 October 2006 and assumed office on the same day.