The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kuzhithura is a diocese located in Tamil Nadu. It was erected on 22 December 2014 by Pope Francis with territory taken from the Diocese of Kottar. He appointed Fr. Jerome Dhas Varuvel as the first bishop of the diocese.[1][2]
For health reasons Bishop Jerome submitted his resignation to Pope Francis which was accepted on 6 June 2020. Simultaneously, Pope Francis appointed the Metropolitan Archbishop of Madurai, Antony Pappusamy, as Apostolic Administrator of the diocese of Kuzhithura.[3]
Bifurcation of the diocese of Kottar had been a long-standing demand of the people of the region. 100 Parishes from Thiruthuvapuram and Mulagumoodu vicariates of Kottar diocese were put under the administrative control of Kuzhithurai diocese.[4] Prior to this bifurcation, Kottar diocese had been one of the largest in India with over 500000 Catholics.[5]
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^"Pope creates Diocese of Kuzhithurai in India". Vatican Radio. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
^Bishop Jerome Dhas Varuvel retires
^"Kottar Diocese bifurcated". The Hindu. 23 December 2014.
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