Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Gorakhpur

Eparchy of Gorakhpur गोरखपुर के सूबा
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Agra
Metropolitan	Agra
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2009) 17,200,635 3,230 (0.0%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Rite	East Syrian Rite
Established	19 June 1984
Cathedral	St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Gorakhpur
Patron saint	Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	George Alencherry
Bishop	Thomas Thuruthimattam
Metropolitan Archbishop	Albert D'Souza
Emeritus Bishops	Dominic Kokkat Bishop Emeritus (1984-2005)
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Gorakhpur is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was erected by Pope John Paul II in 1984 through the Bull "Ex quo Divinum Concilium". Mar Thomas Thuruthimattam, CST was appointed bishop of Gorakhpur on July 15, 2006. He was ordained bishop on October 1, 2006 and assumed office on the same day.

Former bishops

Mar Dominic Kokkatt

External links

• Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur
• Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur at Catholic-Hierarchy