Chanda (Syro-Malabar Eparchy) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Ephrem Nariculam, Bishop Vijay Anand Nedumpuram, C.M.I., Bishop Emeritus General Information Type of Jurisdiction: EparchyElevated: 26 February 1977 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Nagpur Syro-Malabar Catholic Church of the Chaldean TraditionCountry: IndiaSquare Kilometers: 32,233 (12,449 Square Miles)Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Balharshah, Ballarpur 442701, Chandrapur Dt., Maharashtra, IndiaTelephone: (07172)242.729

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
Apostolic Exarchate of Chanda (Syro-Malabar)
1970 7,000 3,000,000 .2% 50 50 140 50 68 47 ap1971
Eparchy of Chanda (Syro-Malabar)
1980 14,000 9 64 73 191 73 170 36 ap1981
1990 22,805 4,219,000 .5% 10 54 64 356 85 226 54 ap1991
1999 20,500 5,702,639 .4% 13 74 87 235 205 372 53 ap2000
2000 12,877 3,620,160 .4% 12 46 58 222 170 262 34 ap2001
2001 12,891 3,620,160 .4% 16 46 62 207 184 304 33 ap2002
2002 12,980 3,620,160 .4% 16 40 56 231 171 310 5 ap2003
2003 12,891 3,635,134 .4% 17 39 56 230 166 354 5 ap2004
2004 12,925 3,650,225 .4% 17 39 56 230 165 360 5 ap2005
2006 13,612 3,659,415 .4% 22 40 62 219 277 352 5 ap2007
2009 14,757 3,764,000 .4% 22 43 65 227 207 354 5 ap2010
2013 13,119 4,357,654 .3% 34 51 85 154 176 387 6 ap2014
2016 13,206 4,390,936 .3% 38 37 75 176 153 400 9 ap2017
2019 13,664 4,628,370 .3% 41 70 111 123 183 425 10 ap2020
2021 13,794 4,927,480 .3% 41 65 106 130 131 430 11 ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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