Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam

Knanaya Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam

*Kottayamensis*

കോട്ടയം ക്നാനായ അതിരൂപത
Knanaya Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam; Kottayamensis; കോട്ടയം ക്നാനായ അതിരൂപത
	Coat of arms
Location
Country	India
Territory	Personal jurisdiction in the territory of the Major Archbishop
Ecclesiastical province	Kottayam
Metropolitan	Kottayam
Subdivisions	14 Foranes
Headquarters	Archbishop's House, Kottayam
Statistics
Population	(as of 2023); 190,985;
Parishes	153
Congregations	10
Schools	146
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Syro-Malabar Church
Rite	East Syriac Rite with a minority West Syriac Rite
Established	1911
Cathedral	Christ the King Cathedral, Kottayam
Patrons	Sacred Heart of Jesus and Pope St. Pius X
Secular priests	363
Language	Malayalam
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Major Archbishop	Raphael Thattil
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mathew Moolakkatt
Auxiliary Bishops	Joseph Pandarasseril; Gheevarghese Aprem;
Vicar General	Fr. Thomas Animootill
Website
	kottayamad.org

The Knanaya Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam is a Syro-Malabar Church metropolitan archeparchy of the Catholic Church in India.^[1] The archeparchy is exclusively for Knanaya faithful who claim to be the descendants of Syriac Judeo-Christians (early East Syriac Christians) who migrated from South Mesopotamia to Kodungallur (Muziris) in South India in 4th century A.D.^[2]

^ "Eparchial Sees in the Syro-Malabar Church".
^ Vellian, Fr. Jacob (2001). Knanite Community History and Culture. Kottayam: Syrian Church Series, Vol. XVII. p. 1.

[1] "Eparchial Sees in the Syro-Malabar Church".

[2] Vellian, Fr. Jacob (2001). Knanite Community History and Culture. Kottayam: Syrian Church Series, Vol. XVII. p. 1.

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