Eparchy of Idukki


The Eparchy of Idukki is an eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in southern India. It belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Eranakulam-Angamaly. Its cathedral church is Saint George's Cathedral Vazhathoppe, Idukki township, Kerala.

History

The creation of the diocese on 15 January 2003, as the twenty-sixth eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, on territory split off from the Diocese of Kothamangalam is contained in an Apostolic Constitution Maturescens catholica fideis put forth by Pope John Paul II in December 2002. It started with 114 parishes and mission stations.

Statistics

, it pastorally served 266,600 Syro-Malabar Catholics on 3,000 km2 in 155 parishes with 573 priests, 1,306 lay religious and 86 seminarians.

Prelates

Eparch's of Idukki
Sl.noNameDesignationYear of appointmentLast year of service
1Mathew AnikuzhikattilBishop20032018
2John NellikunnelBishop2018present

Prelates Hailing from the Eparchy
Sl.noNameDesignationYear of appointmentLast year of service
1Joseph Arumachadath, MCBSBishop - Bhadravathi2007present
2Joseph Lukose Thachaparambath, C.M.IBishop - Adilabad2025present
3Mathew Nellikunnel, C.S.TBishop - Gorakhpur2023present