Syro-Malabar Church Announces Reorganisation of 12 Eparchies

Kakkanad, August 28, 2025: His Beatitude Mar Raphael Thattil, the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, announced the reorganisation of the territories of twelve eparchies outside Kerala on 28 August, during a public meeting at the Major Archiepiscopal Curia at Mount St. Thomas, Kakkanad, in the presence of the Synod Fathers. The decisions were also communicated at 12 noon (Italian time) in the Vatican.

The Syro-Malabar Church obtained all-India jurisdiction with the erection of the Eparchy of Shamshabad on 9 October 2017. At that time, all territories in India not yet assigned to any Syro-Malabar eparchy were made part of the newly erected Eparchy by Pope Francis. Spread across twenty-three states, four union territories, and two islands, this vast jurisdiction required further administrative decisions in subsequent Synodal sessions to ensure effective pastoral care.

As a result, the Synod decided to reorganize the territories of eleven eparchies by redistributing certain areas of the Shamshabad Eparchy. With the approval of the Apostolic See, the Major Archbishop has issued decrees redefining the territories of the following eparchies: Adilabad, Bijnor, Chanda, Gorakhpur, Kalyan, Jagdalpur, Rajkot, Sagar, Satna, Shamshabad, and Ujjain.

By Catholic Connect Reporter

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