Eparchy of Hosur-Mylapore | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Trichur |
| Headquarters | Chennai |
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| Population |
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| Schools | 1 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Rite | East Syriac Rite liturgy (Liturgy of Saints Addai and Mari, MarTheodore of Mopsuestia and Mar Nestorius |
| Established | 10 October 2017 |
| Cathedral | St. Antony's Syro‑Malabar Catholic Cathedral Church, Noothenchery |
| Secular priests | 22 |
| Language | Tamil,Malayalam andEnglish |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Major Archbishop | MarRaphael Thattil |
| Bishop | MarSebastian Pozholiparampil |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | MarAndrews Thazhath |
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TheEparchy of Hosur-Mylapore is an Eastern Syriac Catholiceparchy headquartered inTamil Nadu, India, under theSyro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was established byPope Francis on 10 October 2017, andMar Sebastian Pozholiparampil was appointed its first bishop.[1]The cathedral is St. Antony's Syro-Malabar Catholic Cathedral Church at Noothenchery[2] and the bishop's chancellory is at St. Thomas Pastoral CentreAyanavaram.
The Syro Malabar Church is not a language-based community. It is an Oriental (East Syriac Rite) Catholic church, in full communion with the Church of Rome.
Before the creation of this Eparchy, the Chennai Mission was founded in 1981 to serve the Syro-Malabar community inChennai (Madras). Priests from the Eparchy of Irinjalakkuda volunteered their time to travel to Chennai to provide members who were present in the cities for work and studies.
The Diocese of Hosur was blessed with a new priest, Fr. Shebin Chazhoor. He is from Perambur, St.Joseph Parish. He has completed his minor seminary at Irinjalakuda St.Paul's Minor Seminary. Later, he completed bph fromMary Matha Major Seminary,Thrissur. He took hisBTh fromPapal Seminary,Pune.
In 2025, the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church made Eparchy of Hosur, a suffragan to theArcheparchy of Trichur.
| Forane | Parishes | |
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| 1 | Noothencherry Forane | Noothenchery Neelankarai Gorimedu - Pondicherry Jaya Nagar - Pondicherry |
| 2 | Keelkattalai Forane | Keelkattalai St. Thomas Mount Pozhichallur Velacherry |
| 3 | Mogappair Forane | Mogappair Valasaravakkam Poonamallee Athipet Ambatur |
| 4 | Avadi Forane | IAF Avadi Kovilpathagai Pattabiram Vellore |
| 5 | Ayanavarm Forane | Ayanavaram Kodambakkam Mylapore Hosur |
| 6 | Perambur Forane | Perambur Thiruvottiyur Eranavoor Otteri |
Saint Antony's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Noothenchery is the cathedral of The Diocese of Hosur.[4] The Eparchy of Hosur encompasses the northern region of Tamil Nadu, hosting approximately 50,000 Syro-Malabar faithful in Chennai and an additional 15,000 in nearby cities such asChengalpattu Dharmapuri, Vellore, andPondicherry. This community's pastoral needs are overseen by 22 priests from the Eparchy of Irinjalakuda, serving across 44 pastoral centers. Furthermore, the region benefits from the dedicated service of 73 women religious, who administer eight schools and engage in various charitable endeavours.[5]
{{cite web}}:Cite uses generic title (help)Syro-Malabar Catholic Church hierarchy | |
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