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From the Eastern Churches, 28.08.2025

Resignation of eparchial bishop of Kalyan of the Syro-Malabars, India

Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Faridabad of the Syro-Malabars, India, and appointment of the first metropolitan archbishop

Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Kalyan of the Syro-Malabars, India, and appointment of the first metropolitan archbishop

Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Shamshabad of the Syro-Malabars, India, and appointment of the first metropolitan archbishop

Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Ujjain of the Syro-Malabars, India, and appointment of the first metropolitan archbishop

Assignation of the metropolitan for the eparchy of Hosur of the Syro-Malabars, India

 

Resignation of eparchial bishop of Kalyan of the Syro-Malabars, India

His Beatitude Mar Raphael Thattil, major archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars, with the consent of the Synod of Bishops, has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the eparchy of Kalyan, presented by Mar Thomas Elavanal, M.C.B.S.

 

Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Faridabad of the Syro-Malabars, India, and appointment of the first metropolitan archbishop

His Beatitude Mar Raphael Thattil, major archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars, with the consent of the Synod of Bishops and after consulting the Apostolic See, has erected the ecclesiastical province of Faridabad, elevating the see of Faridabad to a metropolitan archeparchy and assigning as suffragans the eparchies of Bijnor and Gorakhpur.

The Synod has elected Mar Kuriakose Bharanikulangara, until now archbishop-bishop of Faridabad, as first metropolitan archbishop of the same see.

 

Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Kalyan of the Syro-Malabars, India, and appointment of the first metropolitan archbishop

His Beatitude Mar Raphael Thattil, major archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars, with the consent of the Synod of Bishops and after consulting the Apostolic See, has erected the ecclesiastical province of Kalyan, elevating the see of Kalyan to a metropolitan archeparchy and assigning as suffragans the eparchies of Chanda and Rajkot.

The Synod has elected Mar Sebastian Vaniyapurackal, until now bishop of the major archiepiscopal Curia, as first metropolitan archbishop of Kalyan, with the title of Troina.

 

Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Shamshabad of the Syro-Malabars, India, and appointment of the first metropolitan archbishop

His Beatitude Mar Raphael Thattil, major archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars, with the consent of the Synod of Bishops and after consulting the Apostolic See, has erected the ecclesiastical province of Shamshabad, elevating the see of Shamshabad to a metropolitan archeparchy and assigning as a suffragan the eparchy of Adilabad.

The Synod has elected Mar Prince Antony Panengaden, until now bishop of Shamshabad, as first metropolitan archbishop of the same see.

 

Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Ujjain of the Syro-Malabars, India, and appointment of the first metropolitan archbishop

His Beatitude Mar Raphael Thattil, major archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars, with the consent of the Synod of Bishops and after consulting the Apostolic See, has erected the ecclesiastical province of Ujjain, elevating the see of Ujjain to a metropolitan archeparchy and assigning as suffragans the eparchies of Jagdalpur, Sagar and Satna.

The Synod has elected Mar Sebastian Vadakel, M.S.T., until now bishop of Ujjain, as first metropolitan archbishop of the same see.

 

Assignation of the metropolitan for the eparchy of Hosur of the Syro-Malabars, India

His Beatitude Mar Raphael Thattil, major archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars, with the consent of the Synod of Bishops and after consulting the Apostolic See, has assigned the eparchy of Hosur as a suffragan of the metropolitan archeparchy of Trichur.