Diocese of Alleppey


The Diocese of Alleppey is the Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the city of Alappuzha in the ecclesiastical province of Thiruvananthapuram in India. It lies along the Arabian Sea between the dioceses of Kochi and Kollam, covering an area of approx. 333 square kilometers.
The diocese was established from the Diocese of Cochin on June 19, 1952, by Pope Pius XII under the papal bull Ea Redemptoris Verba. The diocese is headed by Bishop James Raphael Anaparambil, who took charge in October 11, 2019. In addition to his role as bishop, he was appointed by Pope Francis on October 11, 2024, as the apostolic administrator sede plena'' of the Diocese of Cochin.
The episcopal see is the Bishop's House which is located near the Alappuzha Beach. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral situated at Convent Square, Alappuzha. Arthunkal Basilica and Thumpoly Church are the most significant pilgrimage shrine churches of the diocese.
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Institutions

St. Antony's Orphanage, founded by the Diocese of Alappuzha, is located opposite the Mount Carmel Cathedral, Alappuzha. More than ten thousands of alumni's are working in different parts of the world from this organization which was firmly established by Servant of God Reynolds Purackal and former Bishop Michael Arattukulam.

List of bishops

Saints and causes for canonization