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

Thrissur

TRICHUR

By Guglielmo de Vries

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THRISSUR. - Episcopal see of the Syro-Malabarese in India.

Suffragan of Ernakulam, erected by the apostolic constitution Romani Pontifices of 21 Dec. 1923 (previously, from 1887, it was an apostolic vicariate). It has 393 churches, 161 parishes, 201 priests, 253,903 faithful; total population 1,127,553.

Bibliography

BIBL.: Ann. Pont. 1953, p. 430.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII (1954), coll. 514–515.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Trichur.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, coll. 514–515. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954. https://azioneromana.com/article/trichur.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Trichur.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954, coll. 514–515. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/trichur.

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@incollection{ec12_trichur,
  author    = {De, Vries Guglielmo},
  title     = {Trichur},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XII},
  pages     = {514--515},
  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/trichur}
}

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