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(Province of Trichur)

Mar James Pazhayattil
Bishop

 

Address:

Catholic Bishop’s House,
P.B. No. 59, Irinjalakuda, 680 121, Trichur Dt., Kerala

Tel: (0480) 2826830, 2826820, 2821582(p).
Fax: (0480) 2825050
E-mail: bphijk@eth.net
Website: http://www.irinjalakudadiocese.com/ 

 
A Short History

Pope Paul VI by the Bull “Trichurensis Eparchiae” of June 22, 1978 bifurcated the Diocese of Trichur and errected the Diocese of Irinjalakuda as a suffragan of Ernakulam. From June 7, 1995 it is the suffragan of Trichur.Mar James Pazhayattil is its first bishop.

The northern boundary of the Diocese is the southern boundary of the Valappad Village, Karanchira,  Karuvannur, Kurmali river and Mupliyam; Western boundary: Arabian sea, Eastern Boundary Palghat Dt. and Tamilnadu State; Southern boundary: Chalakudi river. 

 

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