Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mississauga
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mississauga | |
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St. Alphonsa Cathedral - Mississauga | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Headquarters | Mississauga |
| Coordinates | 43°35′51″N 79°44′32″W / 43.59754060°N 79.74232580°W |
| Statistics | |
| Population |
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| Parishes | Churches and missions: 72 |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Rite | Syro-Malabar rite |
| Established | August 6, 2015 |
| Cathedral | St. Alphonsa Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Thomas the Apostle |
| Secular priests | 24 |
| Current leadership | |
| Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
| Bishop | Jose Kalluvelil |
| Website | |
| syromalabarcanada | |
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mississauga is an ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church for all Syro-Malabar Catholics in Canada. Its episcopal seat is the St. Alphonsa Cathedral in the episcopal see of Mississauga. The Eparchy is not part of any ecclesiastical province, but is immediately subject to the Holy See and depends on the Dicastery for the Oriental Churches. The Eparchy of Mississauga was first erected as an Apostolic Exarchate by Pope Francis in 2015, and was elevated to the rank of Eparchy in 2018.The first eparch of the Eparchy of Mississauga is Mar Jose Kalluvelil, appointed as its bishop at its creation in 2015.
The eparchy comprises 72 parishes, which include both churches and missions, with churches or missions in all the provinces of Canada, and one territory.