Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VII, 1951 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Kottayam, Diocese of

KOTTAYAM, DIOCESI DI

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KOTTAYAM, Diocese of. - Malabar rite of the Eastern rite in Hindustan, suffragan of Ernakulam, erected as an apostolic vicariate on 20 May 1887, and as a bishopric on 21 Dec. 1923.

Faithful 43,548, priests 86, churches and chapels 51. One monastery with 15 Carmelite religious, 9 convents with 141 religious sisters, 45 schools and various works of charity.

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BIBL.: Servizio Informazioni Congr. Orientale, 11 (1947), sheet 2; Annuario Pontificio, 1951, p. 234.

Guglielmo de Vries

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII (1951), col. 743.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Kottayam, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, col. 743. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/kottayam-diocesi-di.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Kottayam, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 743. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/kottayam-diocesi-di.

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  author    = {De, Vries Guglielmo},
  title     = {Kottayam, diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VII},
  pages     = {743},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/kottayam-diocesi-di}
}

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