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Pope Pius XII by the Bull "Quo
Ecclesiarum" issued on July 25,
1950, bifurcated the Diocese of
Changanacherry ' and out of the
territory covered by the Foranes
of Palai, Muttuchira,
Kuravilangad,
Anakkallu(including the present
Foranes of Aruvithura,
Cherpunkal, Elanji, Thudangnad)
and Ramapuram erected the
Diocese of Palai as Suffagran of
the Archdiocese of Ernakulam,
with Mar Sebastian Vayalil as
the Bishop.
On August 1956, when the Holy
See by the Apostolic
Constitution "Regnum Coelorum"
raised the Diocese of
Changanacherry to the status of
an Archdiocese and constituted
the new ecclesiastical Province
of Changanacherry, the Diocese
of Palai became one of its
suffragans.
Following the resignation of Mar
Sebastian Vayalil, Mar Joseph
Pallikaparampil, who was the
Auxiliary Bishop from 1973, was
appointed Bishop of Palai on 6th
February 1981 and was installed
on 25 March 1981. When Mar
Joseph Pallikaparampil resigned,
Mar Joseph Kallarangatt was
appointed Bishop of Palai on 18
March 2004 and was ordained
Bishop on 2 May 2004. |
