List of Catholic bishops in India

The following is a list of living Catholic bishops of India sorted by ecclesiastical province and diocese. The bishops of India include two major archbishops, one each of the Syro-Malabar and the Syro-Malankara churches, and one of the four titular patriarchs of the Latin Church. There are 6 Indian cardinals, 4 of whom are electors. All the Catholic bishops of India are members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India.

Overview

A summary of the number of bishops in India:

Major archbishops: 2
Titular patriarch: 1
Metropolitan archbishops: 33
Bishops: 133
Bishops of curia: 1
Coadjutor bishops: 2
Auxiliary bishops: 24
Bishop-elect: 1
Archbishops/bishops emeriti: 92
Cardinals: 6
* Electors: 4
* Non-electors: 2
Vacant sees: 5
* Apostolic administrators: 2
* Diocesan administrators: 3

Latin Catholic Provinces

Ecclesiastical Province of Agra

Metropolitan Archbishop Raphy Manjaly of the Archdiocese of Agra
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Bishop John Carvalho of the Diocese of Ajmer
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Bishop Louis Mascarenhas of the Diocese of Allahabad
Bishop Ignatius D’Souza of the Diocese of Bareilly
Bishop Joseph Kallarackal of the Diocese of Jaipur
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Bishop Wilfred Gregory Moras of the Diocese of Jhansi
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Bishop Gerald John Mathias of the Diocese of Lucknow
Bishop Bhaskar Jesuraj of the Diocese of Meerut
Bishop Devprasad John Ganawa, SVD of the Diocese of Udaipur
Bishop Eugene Joseph of the Diocese of Varanasi

Ecclesiastical Province of Bangalore

Metropolitan archbishop Peter Machado of the Archdiocese of Bangalore
* Auxiliary bishop Arokia Raj Satis Kumar of the Archdiocese of Bangalore
* Auxiliary bishop Joseph Sosainathan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore Archdiocese of Bangalore
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Bishop Derek Fernandes of the Diocese of Belgaum
Bishop Henry D'Souza of the Diocese of Bellary
Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa of the Diocese of Chikmagalur
Bishop Robert Michael Miranda of the Diocese of Gulbarga
Bishop Duming Dias of the Diocese of Karwar
Bishop Peter Paul Saldanha of the Diocese of Mangalore
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Bishop Francis Serrao, SJ of the Diocese of Mysore
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Bishop Duming Dias, apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Shimoga
Bishop-elect Leslie Clifford D’Souza of the Diocese of Udupi
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Ecclesiastical Province of Bhopal

Metropolitan Archbishop Alangaram Arockia Sebastian Durairaj, SVD of the Archdiocese of Bhopal
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Bishop Joseph Thykkattil of the Diocese of Gwalior
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Bishop Thomas Mathew Kuttimackal of the Diocese of Indore
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Bishop Jesu Gaspar Valan Arasu of the Diocese of Jabalpur
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Bishop Peter Rumal Kharadi of the Diocese of Jhabua
Bishop Augustine Madathikunnel of the Diocese of Khandwa

Ecclesiastical Province of Bombay

Metropolitan archbishop John Rodrigues of the Archdiocese of Bombay
* Auxiliary bishop Dominic Savio Fernandes of the Archdiocese of Bombay
* Auxiliary bishop Stephen Eustace Victor Fernandes of the Archdiocese of Bombay
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Bishop Barthol Barretto of the Diocese of Nashik
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Bishop Simon Almeida of the Diocese of Poona
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Bishop Thomas D'Souza of the Diocese of Vasai
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Ecclesiastical Province of Calcutta

Metropolitan archbishop Elias Frank of the Archdiocese of Calcutta
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Metropolitan archbishop Elias Frank, apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Asansol
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Bishop Paul Simick of the Diocese of Bagdogra
Bishop Shyamal Bose of the Diocese of Baruipur
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Bishop Stephen Lepcha of the Diocese of Darjeeling
* Coadjutor bishop-elect Edward Baretto of the Diocese of Darjeeling
Bishop Fabian Toppo of the Diocese of Jalpaiguri
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Bishop Nirmol Vincent Gomes, SDB of the Diocese of Krishnagar
Bishop Fulgence Aloysius Tigga of the Diocese of Raiganj

Ecclesiastical Province of Calicut

Metropolitan Archbishop Varghese Chakkalakal of the Archdiocese of Calicut
Bishop Alex Vadakumthala of the Diocese of Kannur
* Auxiliary bishop Dennis Kuruppassery of the Diocese of Kannur
Bishop Peter Abir Antonisamy of the Diocese of Sultanpet

Ecclesiastical Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

Metropolitan Archbishop John Barwa, SVD of the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
* Auxiliary bishop-elect Rabindra Kumar Ranasingh of the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
Bishop Varghese Thottamkara, CM of the Diocese of Balasore
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Bishop Sarat Chandra Nayak of the Diocese of Berhampur
Bishop Aplinar Senapati, CM of the Diocese of Rayagada
Bishop Kishore Kumar Kujur of the Diocese of Rourkela
Bishop Niranjan Sual Singh of the Diocese of Sambalpur
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Ecclesiastical Province of Delhi

Metropolitan archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto of the Archdiocese of Delhi
*Auxiliary bishop Deepak Valerian Tauro of the Archdiocese of Delhi
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Bishop Ivan Pereira of the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar
Bishop Jose Sebastian Thekkumcherikunnel of the Diocese of Jalandhar
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Bishop Sahaya Thatheus Thomas of the Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh
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Ecclesiastical Province of Gandhinagar

Metropolitan archbishop Thomas Ignatius MacWan of the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
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Bishop Athanasius Rethna Swamy Swamiadian of the Diocese of Ahmedabad
Bishop Sebastiäo Mascarenhas, SFX of the Diocese of Baroda
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Ecclesiastical Province of Goa and Daman

Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao, Metropolitan Archbishop Patriarch of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
*Auxiliary bishop Simião Purificação Fernandes of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
Fr. Andrew Calista Minguel D'Mello, diocesan administrator of the Diocese of Sindhudurg
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Ecclesiastical Province of Guwahati

Metropolitan Archbishop John Moolachira of the Archdiocese of Guwahati
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Bishop Thomas Pulloppillil of the Diocese of Bongaigaon
Bishop Albert Hemrom of the Diocese of Dibrugarh
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Bishop Paul Mattekatt of the Diocese of Diphu
Bishop Benny Varghese Edathattel of the Diocese of Itanagar
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Bishop George Palliparambil, SDB of the Diocese of Miao
* Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Panipitchai, SDB of the Diocese of Miao
Bishop Michael Akasius Toppo of the Diocese of Tezpur

Ecclesiastical Province of Hyderabad

Cardinal Anthony Poola, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad
Bishop Paul Prakash Saginala of the Diocese of Cuddapah
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Bishop Prakash Sagili of the Diocese of Khammam
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Bishop Johannes Gorantla, OCD of the Diocese of Kurnool
Bishop Karnam Dhaman Kumar, MSFS of the Diocese of Nalgonda
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Fr. Duggimpudi Vijaya Paul Reddy, diocesan administrator of the Diocese of Warangal

Ecclesiastical Province of Imphal

Metropolitan archbishop Linus Neli of the Archdiocese of Imphal
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Bishop James Thoppil of the Diocese of Kohima
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Ecclesiastical Province of Madras and Mylapore

Metropolitan archbishop George Antonysamy of the Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
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Bishop Anthonisamy Neethinathan of the Diocese of Chingleput
Bishop Lephonse Thomas Aquinas of the Diocese of Coimbatore
Bishop Arulappan Amalraj of the Diocese of Ootacamund
Bishop Ambrose Pitchaimuthu of the Diocese of Vellore

Ecclesiastical Province of Madurai

Metropolitan archbishop Antonysamy Savarimuthu of the Archdiocese of Madurai
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Bishop Thomas Paulsamy of the Diocese of Dindigul
Bishop Nazarene Soosai of the Diocese of Kottar
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Bishop Albert George Alexander Anastas of the Diocese of Kuzhithurai
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Fr. Motcharajan Michael, diocesan administrator of the Diocese of Palayamkottai
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Bishop Lourdu Anandam of the Diocese of Sivagangai
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Bishop Savarimuthu Arokiaraj of the Diocese of Tiruchirapalli
Bishop Stephen Antony Pillai of the Diocese of Tuticorin
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Ecclesiastical Province of Nagpur

Metropolitan Archbishop Elias Joseph Gonsalves of the Archdiocese of Nagpur
Bishop Malcolm Sequeira of the Diocese of Amravati
Bishop Bernard Lancy Pinto of the Diocese of Aurangabad
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Ecclesiastical Province of Patna

Metropolitan Archbishop Sebastian Kallupura of the Archdiocese of Patna
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Bishop Peter Sebastian Goveas of the Diocese of Bettiah
Bishop Kurien (Ciriaco) Valiakandathil of the Diocese of Bhagalpur
Bishop James Shekhar of the Diocese of Buxar
Bishop Cajetan Francis Osta of the Diocese of Muzaffarpur
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Bishop Francis Tirkey of the Diocese of Purnea
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Ecclesiastical Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

Metropolitan Archbishop Francis Kalist of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Bishop Lawrence Pius Dorairaj of the Diocese of Dharmapuri
Bishop Jeevanandam Amalanathan of the Diocese of Kumbakonam
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Bishop Arulselvam Rayappan of the Diocese of Salem
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Bishop Sagayaraj Thamburaj of the Diocese of Tanjore

Ecclesiastical Province of Raipur

Metropolitan Archbishop Victor Henry Thakur of the Archdiocese of Raipur
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Bishop Antonis Bara of the Diocese of Ambikapur
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Bishop Emmanuel Kerketta of the Diocese of Jashpur
Bishop Paul Toppo of the Diocese of Raigarh

Ecclesiastical Province of Ranchi

Metropolitan archbishop Vincent Aind of the Archdiocese of Ranchi
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Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, SFX of the Diocese of Daltonganj
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Bishop Julius Marandi of the Diocese of Dumka
* Auxiliary bishop Sonatan Kisku of the Diocese of Dumka
Bishop Linus Pingal Ekka of the Diocese of Gumla
Bishop Jojo Anand of the Diocese of Hazaribag
Bishop Telesphore Bilung, SVD of the Diocese of Jamshedpur
Bishop Binay Kandulna of the Diocese of Khunti
Bishop Visuvasam Selvaraj of the Diocese of Port Blair
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Bishop Vincent Barwa of the Diocese of Simdega

Ecclesiastical Province of Shillong

Metropolitan Archbishop Victor Lyngdoh of the Archdiocese of Shillong
* Auxiliary bishop Bernard Laloo of the Archdiocese of Shillong
Bishop Lumen Monteiro, CSC of the Diocese of Agartala
Bishop Stephen Rotluanga, CSC of the Diocese of Aizawl
* Auxiliary bishop Joachim Walder of the Diocese of Aizawl
Bishop Ferdinand Dkhar of the Diocese of Jowai
Bishop Wilbert Marwein of the Diocese of Nongstoin
Bishop Andrew Marak of the Diocese of Tura
* Auxiliary bishop Jose Chirackal of the Diocese of Tura

Ecclesiastical Province of Thiruvananthapuram

Metropolitan Archbishop Most Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Netto of the Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram
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* Auxiliary Bishop Christudas Rajappan of the Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram
Bishop James Raphael Anaparambil of the Diocese of Alleppey
Bishop Selvarajan Dasan of the Diocese of Neyyattinkara
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Bishop Selvister Ponnumuthan of the Diocese of Punalur
Bishop Paul Antony Mullassery of the Diocese of Quilon
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Ecclesiastical Province of Verapoly

Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil of the Archdiocese of Verapoly
* Auxiliary bishop Antony Valumkal of the Archdiocese of Verapoly
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Bishop Antony Kattiparambil of the Diocese of Cochin
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Bishop Ambrose Puthenveettil of the Diocese of Kottapuram
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Bishop Sebastian Thekethecheril of the Diocese of Vijayapuram
* Auxiliary bishop Justin Alexander Madathiparambil of the Diocese of Vijayapuram

Ecclesiastical Province of Visakhapatnam

Metropolitan archbishop Udumala Bala Showreddy of the Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam
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Bishop Jaya Rao Polimera of the Diocese of Eluru
Bishop Bhagyaiah Chinnabathini of the Diocese of Guntur
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Bishop Doraboina Moses Prakasam of the Diocese of Nellore
* Coadjutor bishop Anthony Das Pilli of the Diocese of Nellore
Bishop Vijaya Kumar Rayarala, PIME of the Diocese of Srikakulam
Bishop Joseph Raja Rao Thelegathoti, SMM of the Diocese of Vijayawada

Syro-Malabar Ecclesiastical Provinces

Province of Eranakulam - Angamaly

Major Archbishop Mar Raphael Thattil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Eranakulam-Angamaly
*Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany, major archiepiscopal administrator of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Eranakulam-Angamaly
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Bishop Mar John Nellikunnel of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Idukki
Bishop Mar George Madathikandathil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kothamangalam
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Province of Changanassery

Metropolitan Archbishop Mar Thomas Joseph Tharayil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery
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Bishop Mar Jose Pulickal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kanjirapally
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Bishop Mar Joseph Kallarangatt of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Palai
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Bishop Mar George Rajendran Kuttinadar, SDB of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Thuckalay

Province of Faridabad

Metropolitan Archbishop Mar Kuriakose Bharanikulangara of the Syro-Malabar Archeparchy of Faridabad
*Auxiliary bishop Mar Jose Puthenveettil of the Syro-Malabar Archeparchy of Faridabad
Bishop Mar Vincent Nellaiparambil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bijnor
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Bishop Mar Mathew Nellikunnel, CST of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Gorakhpur
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Province of Kalyan

Metropolitan Archbishop Mar Sebastian Vaniyapurackal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kalyan
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Bishop Mar Ephrem Nariculam of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chanda
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Bishop Mar Jose Chittooparambil, CMI of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Rajkot
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Province of Shamshabad

Metropolitan Archbishop Mar Antony Prince Panengaden of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Shamshabad
* Auxiliary bishop Mar Joseph Kollamparambil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Shamshabad
* Auxiliary Bishop Mar Thomas Padiyath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Shamshabad
Bishop Mar Joseph Thachaparambath, CMI of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad
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Province of Tellicherry

Metropolitan Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry
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Bishop Mar James Patteril, CMF of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Belthangady
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Bishop Mar Joseph Erumachadath, MCBS of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bhadravathi
Bishop Mar Jose Porunnedom of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mananthavay
*Auxiliary Bishop Mar Alex Tharamangalam of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mananthavady
Bishop Mar Remigiose Inchananiyil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Thamarassery
Bishop Mar Sebastian Adayanthrath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mandya

Province of Thrissur

Metropolitan Archbishop Mar Andrews Thazhath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur
*Auxiliary Bishop Mar Tony Neelankavil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur
Bishop Mar Sebastian (Jobby) Pozholiparampil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Hosur
Bishop Mar Pauly Kannookadan of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Irinjalakuda
Bishop Mar Peter Kochupuruckal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Palghat
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Bishop Mar Paul Alappat of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Ramanathapuram

Province of Ujjain

Metropolitan Archbishop Mar Sebastian Vadakel, MST of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Ujjain
Bishop Mar Joseph Kollamparampil, CMI of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Jagdalpur
Bishop Mar James Athikalam, MST of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Sagar
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Bishop Mar Joseph Kodakallil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Satna
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Archdiocese of Kottayam

Metropolitan Archbishop Mar Mathew Moolakkattu of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam
* Auxiliary Bishop Mar Jose Pandarassery of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam
* Auxiliary Bishop Mar Geevarghese Aprem Kurisummoottil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam

Syro-Malankara Ecclesiastical Provinces

Province of Trivandrum

Major Archbishop Cardinal Baselios Mor Cleemis of the Syro-Malankara Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
*Bishop Antony Mar Silvanos of the Curia of the Syro-Malankara Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum and Apostolic Visitor for Syro-Malankara faithful resident in Oceania
*Auxiliary bishop Yoohanon Mar Alexios of the Syro-Malankara Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
Bishop Mathews Mar Pachomios, OIC of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. Ephrem of Khadki
Bishop Vincent Mar Paulos of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Marthandom
Bishop Mathew Mar Polycarpos of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Mavelikara
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Bishop Thomas Mar Eusebius of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Parassala
Bishop Samuel Mar Irenios of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Pathanamthitta
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Province of Tiruvalla

Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas Mar Koorilos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla
Bishop Joseph Mar Thomas of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Bathery
Bishop Yoohanon Mar Theodosius of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Muvattupuzha and Apostolic Visitor for Syro-Malankara faithful resident in Europe
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Bishop Geevarghese Mar Makarios of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puthur

Directly under the Holy See

Bishop Thomas Mar Anthonios, OIC of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. John Chrysostom of Gurgaon

Indian bishops serving abroad

Diocesan bishops and equivalent

Archbishop Alex Thomas Kalayanil, SVD of the Archdiocese of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Archbishop Susai Jesu, OMI of the Archdiocese of Keewatin–Le Pas, Canada
Bishop Mar Joy Alappat of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Chicago, USA
Bishop Philippos Mar Stephanos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. Mary, Queen of Peace of USA and Canada
Bishop Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, MEP of the Diocese of Port-Bergé, Madagascar
Bishop Mar Jose Kalluvelil, of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mississauga, Canada
Bishop Mar Joseph Srampickal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Great Britain
Bishop Mar Stephen Chirappanath, Apostolic Visitor for the Syro-Malabar faithful in Europe
Bishop Rozario Menezes, SMM of the Diocese of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Bishop Siby Mathew Peedikayil, HGN of the Diocese of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
Bishop Earl Kenneth Fernandes of the Diocese of Columbus, USA
Bishop Mar John Panamthottathil, CMI of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne, Australia
Bishop Kuriakose Mar Osthathios, Apostolic Visitor for the Syro-Malankara faithful in Europe
Auxiliary Bishop-elect Joshy George Pottackal, O.Carm. of Diocese of Mainz, Germany

Apostolic nuncios and papal representatives

Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt, Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro
Archbishop Mar Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile
Archbishop Mar George Panamthundil, Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan, Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan, Apostolic Nuncio to Tajikistan

Roman curia

Cardinal Mar George Jacob Koovakkad, prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, and member of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

Retired

Archbishop Blasco Francisco Collaço, Apostolic Nuncio emeritus to Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa, Namibia and Botswana
Archbishop Mar George Panikulam, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Uruguay
Archbishop Mar George Kocherry, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bangladesh
Bishop emeritus Mar Jacob Angadiath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Chicago, USA
Bishop emeritus Mar Bosco Puthur of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne, Australia

Apostolic nuncio

Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, Apostolic Nuncio to India

Indian cardinals

; Electors

Mor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Thottunkal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum, Head of the Malankara Catholic Church and President of Synod of Syro-Malankara Church, member of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, age.
Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao, Metropolitan Archbishop Patriarch of Goa and Daman, and member of Dicastery for Evangelization in Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelization in the World, age.
Anthony Cardinal Poola, Metropolitan Archbishop of Hyderabad, and member of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, age.
Mar George Jacob Cardinal Koovakkad, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and member of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, age.

; Non-electors

Oswald Cardinal Gracias, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bombay, member of Council of Cardinals and Dicastery for Legislative Texts, age.
Mar George Cardinal Alencherry, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam–Angamaly, member of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and International Council for Catechesis, former Head of the Syro-Malabar Church and former President of the Synod of Syro-Malabar Church, age.