Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. XII, 1954 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Tiruvalla

By Guglielmo de Vries

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Also known as: Diocese of Tiruvalla, Tiruvalla Diocese

TIRUVALLA. - Diocese of the Syro-Malankara, suffragan of Trivandrum in India.

It was erected on 11 June 1932 by the apostolic constitution Christo pastorum principi. It consists of the districts of Tiruvalla, Niranam, Moovattupuzha and Kumamkulam.

Over an area of 16,068 sq km, it has 1,997,000 inhabitants, of whom 15,235 are Catholics. It has 109 churches, 69 parishes served by 56 secular priests, 15 religious, with 4 male congregations and 4 female congregations.

Bibliography

BIBL.: Ann. Pont. 1952, p. 401.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII (1954), col. 139.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Tiruvalla.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, col. 139. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954. https://azioneromana.com/article/tiruvalla.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Tiruvalla.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954, col. 139. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/tiruvalla.

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  author    = {De, Vries Guglielmo},
  title     = {Tiruvalla},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XII},
  pages     = {139},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1954},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/tiruvalla}
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