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{{Short description|Latin Catholic diocese in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Diocese
| name = Cochin
| latin = Diœcesis Coccinensis
| local = {{lang|ml|കൊച്ചി രൂപത }}
| border =
| image = Kathedralbasilika_Santa_Cruz_2018-04-04a.jpg
| caption = [[Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Kochi]]
| country = India
| territory =
| episcopal conference = {{indented plainlist|
* [[Conference of Catholic Bishops of India]]
* [[Catholic Bishops' Conference of India]]
* [[KCBC|Kerala Catholic Bishop's Council]]
}}
| metropolitan =
| province = [[List of Catholic dioceses in India#Province of Verapoly|Verapoly]]
| headquarters = [[Fort Kochi]], Kerala
| coordinates = {{Coord|9.964774|76.242738|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| ecclesiastical region = [[Kerala]]


| area_km2 = 236
| area_footnotes = {{sfn|Cheney|2024}}
| population = 625,500{{efn|name="ap2022"|''[[Annuario Pontificio]]'' (2022) via ''[[Catholic-Hierarchy.org]]''{{sfn|Cheney|2024}}}}
| population_as_of = 2021
| catholics = 182,324{{efn|name=""|''[https://www.dioceseofcochin.org/news/rev-msgr-antony-kattiparambil-bishop-elect-diocese-cochin]'' (2022) via ''[[Catholic-Hierarchy.org]]''{{sfn|Cheney|2024}}}}
| catholics_percent= {{percentage|176,680|625,500|1|%=}}
| parishes = 51{{efn|name="ap2022"}}
| deaneries = 6
| area_sqmi = 96


| denomination = [[Catholic Church]]
| sui_iuris_church = [[Latin Church]]
| rite = [[Roman Rite]]
| established = {{start date and age|df=yes|4 February 1557}}
| cathedral = [[Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica]], [[Fort Cochin]]
| patron = {{ubl | [[True Cross|Holy Cross]] | [[St Francis Xavier]]}}
| priests = 166 Diocesan Priests
116 Religious Priests
545 Religious Sisters
| language = {{Hlist|Malayalam |English | Portuguese}}


| pope = {{Incumbent pope}} 
| bishop = [[Antony Kattiparambil]]
| bishop_title = Bishop
| metro_archbishop = [[Joseph Kalathiparambil]]
| emeritus_bishops = {{Ubl | [[Joseph Kariyil]] | [[John Thattumkal]]}}
| judicial_vicar = Joshy George Alesseril
| website = {{URL|dioceseofcochin.org}}
| module = {{Infobox mapframe}}
| vicar_general = Josy Kandanattuthara
| episcopal_vicar = Francis Xavier Kalathiveetil
Tomy Chambakkatt
|coat=Vector_Cochin.jpg}}

The '''Diocese of Cochin''' ({{langx|la|Diœcesis Coccinensis}}) is a [[Latin Church]] [[diocese]] of the [[Catholic Church]] in [[Cochin, Kerala]], India. A constituent of the {{lang|la|sui iuris}} [[Latin Church]], the diocese was established in 1557 after the domination of the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese-speaking]] missionaries. The diocese is a [[suffragan diocese]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of the [[Metropolis (religious jurisdiction)|metropolitan]] [[Archdiocese of Verapoly]]. According to Annuario Pontificio 2025, Diocese of Cochin is the first diocese of Kerala<ref>{{Cite book |title=Annuario Pontificio 2025 |page=316 |language=Italian |trans-title=Pontifical Yearbook 2025 (Italian: Annuario Pontificio 2025) on sale online - Immediate delivery worldwide. Catholic Church Directory. Author: Vatican Secretariat of State, Central Office of Church Statistics. Publisher: Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Text in Italian. Paper edition only - there is no pdf version availble.}}</ref>

The diocese is situated with the [[Arabian Sea]] in the west, the Archdiocese of Verapoly in both north and east, and the [[Diocese of Alleppey]] in the south. The [[Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Kochi|Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica]] in [[Fort Cochin]] is the diocese's cathedral where the Diocesan Administrator resides. Pope Francis appointed [[James Raphael Anaparambil]], Bishop of [[Diocese of Alleppey]], as apostolic administrator ''[[sede plena]]'' to the diocese on 11 October 2024 <ref>{{Cite web |title=News {{!}} Catholic Connect |url=https://cc.pacifyca.com/news/bishop-james-appointed-as-the-apostolic-administrator-of-cochin |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=cc.pacifyca.com}}</ref> and his term has ended on 8th December by the installation of [[Antony Kattiparambil]] as the Bishop of Cochin.

On 25 October 2025, [[Pope Leo XIV]] appointed [[Antony Kattiparambil]] as the bishop of the [[Diocese of Cochin]]. His episcopal ordination was on 7th December 2025 at the Basilica Nagar- Parade ground Fort Cochin and he was installed as the bishop of Cochin by the next day at [[Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Kochi]].
[[File:Bishop House kochi.png|thumb]]

== History ==
The Diocese of Cochin, now diminutive in size due to successive bifurcations in the course of time, once used to be the Mother Diocese of many a bishopric in the Sub-continent. The erstwhile Mother Diocese extended in the west coast from [[Malabar Coast|Malabar]], down south to [[Cape Comorin]] (the present [[Kanya Kumari]] and still further down, [[Ceylon]] ( now, [[Sri Lanka]] ) and stretched along the east coast all the way up, encompassing [[Nepal]], [[Bangladesh]] and beyond [[Burma]] ( now, [[Myanmar]] ) and still further east to [[Hong Kong]], [[Malacca]] and [[Macau]].
{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Event
!From
!To
|-
|4 February 1557
|Erected
|[[Archdiocese of Goa]]<ref name="JJ">[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06602a.htm Archdiocese of Goa - suffragan sees of Cochin and Malacca]</ref>
|Diocese of Cochin<ref name="CathHierCochin">[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcchn.html www.catholic-hierarchy.org | Diocese of Cochin]</ref><ref name="AR">[http://oce.catholic.com/index.php?title=Diocese_of_Cochin Diocese of Cochin erected | Original Catholic Encyclopedia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127005217/http://oce.catholic.com/index.php?title=Diocese_of_Cochin|date=2015-11-27}}</ref><ref name="GCathCochin">[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/coch1.htm www.gcatholic.org | Diocese of Cochin]</ref> was erected as a [[suffragan diocese]] (other being [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Malacca-Johor|Diocese of Malacca]]) to the [[Archdiocese of Goa]]<ref name="JJ" />
|-
|1599
|Territory Lost
|Diocese of Cochin
|Archdiocese of Angamalé (erected)(Later name changed to<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cranganore (Angamala) (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dc518.html |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref>[[Archdiocese of Cranganore]] and suppressed to [[Vicariate Apostolic of Verapoly]])
|-
|9 January 1606
|Territory Lost
|Diocese of Cochin
|[[Dioceses of Saint Thomas of Mylapore]] (Tamil Nadu)
United To: [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore|Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore]] (Meliapor)<ref>{{Cite web |title=São Tomé of Meliapore (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/ds326.html |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref>
|-
|1606
|Territory Lost
|Diocese of Cochin
|as Mission "sui iuris" of Madura (Tamil Nadu<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madura (Mission "Sui Iuris") [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dm608.html |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref>) Later Suppressed.
|-
|1659
|Territory Lost
|Diocese of Cochin
|Vicariate Apostolic of Malabar (erected) (Later namechanged to [[Vicariate Apostolic of Verapoly]] and Later to [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly|Archdiocese of Verapoly]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Verapoly (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dvrpl.html |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref>)
|-
|3 Dec 1834
|Territory Lost
|Diocese of Cochin
|Vicariate Apostolic of Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Later changed to [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo|Archdiocese of Colombo]]<ref>https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/colo0 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2025}}</ref>
|-
|19 June 1952
|Territory Lost
|Diocese of Cochin
|[[Diocese of Alleppey]] (erected)
|-
|19 September 1953
|Metropolitan Changed
|Archdiocese of Goa
|Archdiocese of Verapoly
|-
|1955
|Territory Lost
|Diocese of Cochin
|Diocese of Trivandrum<ref>{{cite web | title=Diocese of Cochin, India 🇮🇳 | url=https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/coch1 }}</ref>
|}
The early Christian missionaries arrived in India from [[Portugal]] in 1550, pioneering the Portuguese mission in the country. Subsequently, the Christians of Kochi began practicing the [[Latin liturgical rite]]. [[St. Francis Xavier]] often visited the land of Kochi, where he offered holy mass at the St. Francis Church, in which lies the body of [[Vasco da Gama]] buried in 1524.{{sfn | ''apostolicnunciatureindia.com'' | 2000}} The Order of the Franciscans built a monastery in 1518 and two more, of the Jesuit Order, in 1550 and 1561. In 1553 the Dominicans sisters started a college and Monastery in Kochi, and before 1557, publication began and book printing began in Kochi. The Society of Jesus was then founded by Father Balthazar Gago, S.J. in 1550 and in 1560, the King of Portugal built for the Society of Jesus, the college of Kochi, and in 1562, a novitiate of the Society was established there. Following the rising of the land, [[Pope Leo X]], in 1514 erected the [[Diocese of Funchal]], and in 1534, the [[Diocese of Goa]] which was joined by the people in Kochi. The diocese of Cochin was elected by [[Pope Paul IV]] on 4 February 1557, in his decree {{lang|la|"Pro Excellenti Praeeminentia"}}{{sfn | ''apostolicnunciatureindia.com'' | 2000}} for the two new [[suffragan diocese]]s (the other being [[Diocese of Malacca]]).{{sfn | ''uc.pt'' | 2022}}{{sfn|Cheney|2024}} After its erection as a diocese, it was the second and preceded southern and eastern India, Burma, and [[Ceylon]] (now [[Sri Lanka]]). It was later reorganized following the Concordat of 23 June 1886, between [[Leo XIII]] and King Luiz of Portugal.{{fact|date=November 2024}}

Before the missionaries, people of Malabar practiced Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Three out of the eight Franciscan friars, who sailed from [[Lisbon]] to India died in the 1500 masacre in Kozhikode. The survivors then settled at Kochi and from there began the foundation of the Diocese of Cochin. They also received support from other missionaries working from the city which was a centre. Vasco da Gama, a messenger from Portugal who had arrived at Cochin accepted the writings of the early converted Christians for the King of Portugal. The Syrian Bishop of those Christians promised obedience to the pope through the Franciscan missionaries and two Nestorian priests, who later accompanied Gama to Lisbon en route for [[Rome]]. The pioneer priests of the diocese, Franciscans João d'Elvas and Pedro d'Amarante until 1507, preached the Gospel at [[Vypin]], [[Pallippuram, Ernakulam|Pallippuram]], and [[Kodungallur]]. Father Vincent de Lagos established the College of Kodungallur in 1540 to train the Nestorian Christians.{{fact|date=November 2024}}

The Papal Bull of [[Pope Paul IV]], which was used earlier in erecting the diocese was also utilised in raising the collegiate church of the Holy Cross, and the parish church of Cochin to a cathedral of the diocese with the first Bishop of Cochin, a Dominican Father Jorge Tremudo. In 1577, Brother João Gonsalves, S.J. was engraved at Cochin for the first time, thus, outlined the first Malealam book ''Outlines of Christian Doctrine'', which was written in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] by St. Francis Xavier to aid children. Cochin was taken on 6 January 1663, by the Dutch after a siege of six months. The city was reduced in size; the clergy were expelled; the monasteries and colleges, bishop's palace, etc., were razed to the ground. The church of St. Francis of Assisi, belonging to the Franciscan monastery was spared by the conquerors and converted for their religious use. After the English overthrew the Dutch, they kept the church which was turned into a merchandise to serve as a witness to the past four centuries, as well as an existing oldest church in India.{{sfn | ''apostolicnunciatureindia.com'' | 2000}}

== Administration ==
[[File:Leo XIV (13 October 2025).jpg|left|200x200px]]
[[File:Bishop Antony Kattiparambil official (cropped).jpg|right|200x200px]]
'''Pope''': {{Incumbent pope}}
'''Bishop''' : Rt Rev Msgr [[Antony Kattiparambil]]
Vicar General : Very Rev Msgr Josy Kandanattuthara
Chancellor and Episcopal Vicar: Very Rev Dr Johney Xavier Puthukkattu

Episcopal Vicar: Very Rev Fr Francis Xavier Kalathiveetil

Episcopal Vicar: Very Rev Fr Tomy Chambakkatt
Procurator: Very Rev Fr Prasad Joseph Kandathiparambil
Judicial Vicar : Very Rev Fr Joshy George Alesseril
Minor Seminary Rector: Very Rev Fr Antony Thaiveettil
Spiritual Father : Very Rev Fr Denson Oliver

== Ordinaries ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Sl.no
! Ordinary
! Year of appointment
! Last year of service
|-
| 1
| [[Jorge Temudo|Dom Jorge Temudo O.P]]
| align="center" | 1557
| align="center" | 1567
|-
| 2
| [[Dom Henrique De Tavora O.P|Dom Henrique de Távora e Brito O.P]]
| align="center" | 1576
| align="center" | 1578
|-
| 3
| [[Dom Antonio De Baja]]
| align="center" | 1578
| align="center" | 1578
|-
| 4
| [[Dom Matheus De Medina O.S.A.]]
| align="center" | 1579
| align="center" | 1588
|-
| 5
| [[ Dom Andrea De Sant Maria O.F.M]]
| align="center" | 1588
| align="center" | 1610
|-
| 6
| [[ Dom Sebastianos A Santa Pedro O.A.]]
| align="center" | 1615
| align="center" | 1624
|-
| 7
| [[Dom Luiz De Britto A Menezes O.S.A.]]
| align="center" | 1628
| align="center" | 1629
|-
| 8
| [[Dom Francesco Baretto]]
| align="center" | 1630
| align="center" | 1630
|-
| 9
| [[Dom Miguel Da Cruz Rangal O.P]]
| align="center" | 1633
| align="center" | 1646
|-
| 10
| [[Dom Antonio Da Serpa]]
| align="center" | 1647
| align="center" | 1647
|-
| 11
| [[Dom Joao Celo]]
| align="center" | 1650
| align="center" | 1650
|-
| 12
| [[Dom Fabio Dos Reis]]
| align="center" | 1668
| align="center" | 1668
|-
| 13
| [[Dom Fernando Da santa Maria]]
| align="center" | 1672
| align="center" | 1672
|-
| 14
| [[Dom Antonio Da Santo Dionysio O.S.A.]]
| align="center" | 1676
| align="center" | 1685
|-
| 15
| [[ Dom Pedro Da Silva O.S.A.]]
| align="center" | 1688
| align="center" | 1691
|-
| 16
| [[ Dom Antonio Da Santa Teresa]]
| align="center" | 1692
| align="center" | 1692
|-
| 17
| [[Dom Pedro Pachecco O.P.]]
| align="center" | 1694
| align="center" | 1713
|-
| 18
| [[ Dom Francesco Pedro Dos Martyres]]
| align="center" | 1717
| align="center" | 1717
|-
| 19
| [[Dom Francesco De Vasconselo]]
| align="center" | 1722
| align="center" | 1742
|-
| 20
| [[Dom Antonio De Conceisao]]
| align="center" | 1745
| align="center" | 1745
|-
| 21
|[[Clemente José Colaço Leitão]]
| align="center" | 1745
| align="center" | 1776
|-
| 22
| [[ Dom Sebastiao Da Costa]]
| align="center" | 1777
| align="center" | 1777
|-
| 23
| [[Dom Manuel De Santa Catherina O.C.D.]]
| align="center" | 1778
| align="center" | 1785
|-
| 24
| [[Dom Jose De Soledad O.C.D.]]
| align="center" | 1785
| align="center" | 1818
|-
| 25
| [[Dom Tomas De Noronha E Britto O.P.]]
| align="center" | 1819
| align="center" | 1819
|-
| 26
| [[Dom Joakim De Santa Rita Boethello]]
| align="center" | 1832
| align="center" | 1832
|-
| 27
| [[João Gomes Ferreira]]
| align="center" | 1887
| align="center" | 1897
|-
| 28
| [[Mateus de Oliveira Xavier|Dom Mateus de Oliveira Xavier]]
| align="center" | 1898
| align="center" | 1908
|-
| 29
| [[José Bento Martins Ribeiro]]
| align="center" | 1909
| align="center" | 1931
|-
| 30
| [[Dom Abilio Agusto Vas Das Neves]]
| align="center" | 1934
| align="center" | 1939
|-
| 31
| [[José Vieira Alvernaz|Dom José Vieira Alvernaz]]
| align="center" | 1942
| align="center" | 1951
|-
| 32
| Rt. Rev. Dr. [[Alexander Edezhath]]
| align="center" | 1952
| align="center" | 1975
|-
| 33
| Rt. Rev. Dr. [[Joseph Kureethara]]
| align="center" | 1975
| align="center" | 1999
|-
| 34
| Rt. Rev Dr. [[John Thattumkal]]
| align="center" | 2000
| align="center" | 2008
|-
| 35
| Rt. Rev Dr. [[Joseph Kariyil]]
| align="center" | 2009
| align="center" | 2024
|-
|36
|Rt. Rev Dr. [[Antony Kattiparambil]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fr. Antony Kattiparambil Appointed New Bishop of Cochin |url=https://catholicconnect.in/news/fr-antony-kattiparambil-appointed-new-bishop-of-cochin |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=Catholic Connect |language=en}}</ref>
| align="center" |2025
| align="center" |Present
|}

== Parishes ==
The Diocese Of Cochin is blessed with fifty one independent parishes with resident priests under six ecclesiastical districts as follows

{| class="wikitable"
|'''''Name Of The Parish'''''
|'''''Year Established'''''
|-
|colspan=3 style="background:#FAEBD7; text-align:center;" | '''First District – Fort Cochin Forane'''
|-
|[[Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Kochi|Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica Fort Kochi]]
|1505
|-
|[[Our Lady of Life Church, Mattancherry|Church of Our Lady of Life Mattancherry]]
|9th century
|-
|Church of Our Lady of Hope|[[Church of Our Lady of Hope|Church of Our Lady of Hope Fort Vypeen]]
|1605
|-
|St Peter and Paul Church Amaravathy
|1857
|-
|Holy Family Church Nazareth
|1901
|-
|Stella Maris Church Willington Island
|1955
|-
|St Joseph's Bethlehem Church Chullicakal
|1974
|-
|St Mary's Church Kochery
|2016
|-
! colspan="3" style="background:#FAEBD7; text-align:center;" | '''Second District – Kannamaly Forane'''
|-
|[[St Antony's Forane Church, Kannamaly|St Antony's Forane Church Kannamaly]]
|1873
|-
|[[St Louis Church, Mundamveli|St Louis Church Mundamveli]]
|9th century
|-
|St Sebastian's Church Chellaanam
|1832
|-
|St Joseph's Church Cheriyakadavu
|1968
|-
|St Francis Assisi Church Kaattiparambu
|1980
|-
|St Thomas Apostle Church Santhome
|1990
|-
|St John The Baptist Church Anjilithara
|2019
|-
! colspan="3" style="background:#FAEBD7; text-align:center;" | '''Third District – Edakochi Forane'''
|-
|[[St. Lawrence Church, Edacochin|St Lawrence Church Edakochi]]
|9th century
|-
|[[St Sebastian's Church Thoppumpady]]
|1833
|-
|Santa Cruz Church Perumpadappu
|1965
|-
|St Joseph's Church Chirackal
|1965
|-
|St Mary's Church North Edakochi
|1978
|-
|St Lawrence Church Palluruthy
|1986
|-
|St Thomas More Church Palluruthy
|1991
|-
|St Joseph's Church Maduracompany
|2012
|-
|Santa Maria Church Perumpadappu
|2018
|-
! colspan="3" style="background:#FAEBD7; text-align:center;" | '''Fourth District – Kumbalanghi Forane'''
|-
|[[St George Church Pazhangad]]
|1869
|-
|St Peter's Church Kumbalanghi
|1875
|-
|St Joseph's Church North Kumbalanghi
|1967
|-
|Immaculate Conception Church Ezhupunna
|1977
|-
|St Sebastian's Church Neendakara
|1977
|-
|Sacred Heart Church Kumbalanghi
|1994
|-
|St Martin De Porres Church Kallencherry
|1996
|-
|Holy Maris Church Azheekakam
|2014
|-
|San Jose Church Ettumkal
|2014
|-
! colspan="3" style="background:#FAEBD7; text-align:center;" | '''Fifth District – Aroor Forane'''
|-
|[[St Augustine's Church Aroor]]
|1901
|-
|St Francis Xavier Church Eramalloor
|1843
|-
|St Joseph's Church Kumbalam
|1977
|-
|St Antony's Church Arookutty
|1978
|-
|St Joseph's Church Vallithod
|1986
|-
|Our Lady Of Fatima Church Kodamthuruth
|1991
|-
|St Mary's Church Chandiroor
|2004
|-
|St Sebastian's Church Karunyapuram
|2013
|-
|Little Flower Church Perumbalam
|2013
|-
|St Jude Church Eramalloor
|2020
|-
|Queen Of Peace Church Ezhupunna
|2024
|-
! colspan="3" style="background:#FAEBD7; text-align:center;" | '''Sixth District – Thankey Forane'''
|-
|[[St Mary's Forane Church Thankey]]
|1832
|-
|[[Our Lady Of Assumption Church, Poomkavu]]
|1860
|-
|St George Church Arthumkal
|1866
|-
|St Francis Xavier Church Vayalar
|1936
|-
|St Sebastian's Church Areeparambu
|2016
|-
|St George Church Arasupuram
|2017
|-
|St Antony's Church Pathirapally
|2019
|}

In the 9th century there were only three parishes in Kochi:

St. Lawrence Church Edakochi,

Our Lady Of Life Church Mattancherry, and

St. Louis Church Mundamveli.{{sfn | ''ucanews.com''}}

== Pilgrim and Novena Centers ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pilgrim And Novena Centers
!Image
!Name Of The Church
!Veneration
!Feast Day
!Location
|-
|[[File:Santa_Cruz_Cathedral_06.jpg|center|150x150px]]
|[[Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Kochi|Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica Fortcochin]]
|Holy Cross / Our Lady of Fatima
|September 14 - The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and December 31 - Feast of Our Lady of Fatima
|<mapframe latitude="9.9648" longitude="76.2428" zoom="17" width="200" height="155" align="center" />
|-
|[[File:Holy Cross Chapel, Mattancherry.jpg|center|150x150px]]
|Holy Cross Pilgrim Center (Coonan Kurisu) Mattancherry
|Holy Cross
|September 14 - Feast of the Exaltation of Holy Cross
|<mapframe latitude="9.959594" longitude="76.257809" zoom="16" width="200" height="155" align="center" />
|-
|[[File:Poonkavu Church, Alappuzha.jpg|center|138x138px]]
|Our Lady of Assumption Church Poomkavu
|Holy Week Pilgrimage & Infant Jesus
|Holy Week
|<mapframe latitude="9.532194" longitude="76.322150" zoom="14" width="200" height="155" align="center" />
|-
|[[File:Thankey church.jpg|center|155x155px]]
|St Mary's Forane Church Thankey
|Holy Week Pilgrimage
Special Veneration towards the miraculous pascal statue of Jesus Christ
|Holy Week
|<mapframe latitude="9.7082" longitude="76.2957" zoom="15" width="200" height="155" align="center" />
|-
|[[File:Image Our Lady of Velankanni.jpg|center|150x150px]]
|Our Lady Of Velankanni Shrine,Maruvakad, Chellanam
|[[Our Lady of Good Health|Our Lady Of Good Health]]
|September 8 - The Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary
|<mapframe latitude="9.8371" longitude="76.2699" zoom="19" width="200" height="155" align="center" />
|-
|[[File:Kannamaly Church Ernakulam.jpg|center|161x161px]]
|St Joseph's Miraculous Shrine [[Kannamaly]]
|[[Saint Joseph|St Joseph]] the Worker
|March 19 - Feast of St Joseph
|<mapframe latitude="9.8756" longitude="76.2646" zoom="17" width="200" height="155" align="center" />
|-
|[[File:Tomb of Monsignor Lawrence Puliyanath.jpg|center|160x160px]]
|St Sebastian's Church Edacochin,Tomb Of Servant Of God Msgr.[[Lawrence Puliyanath]]
|Msgr.[[Lawrence Puliyanath]]
(Servant Of God)
|February 20 - Death Anniversary of Msgr Lawrence Puliyanath
|<mapframe latitude="9.901131" longitude="76.293354" zoom="14" width="200" height="155" align="center" />
|-
|
|[[St Francis Assisi Church Kattiparambu]]
|St Francis of Assisi
|October 4 - 2026-27 Jubilee Year of St Francis Assisi - Pilgrimage Centre
|
|}

== Saints and causes for canonisation ==
{{gallery
| mode = slideshow
| align = right
|File:Franciscus de Xabier.jpg|[[Francis Xavier|St Francis Xavier]]
|File:St. John De Britto.jpg|[[John de Britto|St John De Britto]]
|File:ශ්‍රී ලංකා අපොස්තුළුවර ශු.ජුසේ වාස් මුනිතුමා.jpg|[[Joseph Vaz|St Joseph Vaz]]
|File:Mother Teresa 1.jpg|[[Mother Teresa|St Theresa Of Culcutta]]
|File:Devasagayam 1.jpg|[[Devasahayam Pillai|St Devasahayam]]
|File:Ricciportrait.jpg|[[Matteo Ricci|Venerable Matteo Ricci]]
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* [[Francis Xavier|St Francis Xavier]] worked in the costal belt of the diocese as a missionary, often visited the diocese.
* [[John de Britto|St John De Britto]] visited the diocese on his way towards his mission.
* [[Joseph Vaz|St Joseph Vaz]] served the diocese as its Vicar General.
* [[Mother Teresa|St Theresa Of Culcutta]], widely known as Mother Theresa, visited the diocese and inaugurated Cochin Institute of printing technology (CIPT Press) In Thoppumpady.
* [[Devasahayam Pillai|St Devasahayam]] a member of the diocese during his great martyrdom.
* [[Matteo Ricci|Venerable Matteo Ricci]] Ordained as a Priest in Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica Fort Kochi.
* Servant of God [[Lawrence Puliyanath]], a dioceasean priest who is often called as the apostle of the poor,served in the parish of St Lawrence Church Edacochin as Assistant Vicar and Later Vicar for more that 33 years.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Santa Cruz Cathedral 06.jpg|[[Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica]]
File:Church of Our Lady of Hope.jpg|[[Church of Our Lady of Hope]]Vypeen
File:Thankey church.jpg|[[Thankey Church]]
File:Our Lady of Life's Church in Mattancherry.jpg|[[Church of Our Lady of Life]]
File:Coonan Cross Cochin 3.jpg|[[Holy Cross Church, Mattancherry]]
File:Kannamaly Church Ernakulam.jpg|[[St Antony's Forane Church, Kannamaly]]
File:Poonkavu Church, Alappuzha.jpg|[[Poomkavu Church]]
File:Aroor Church 2023.jpg|[[St Augustine Church, Aroor]]
File:St. Laurence's Church, Edakochi 03.jpg|[[St. Lawrence Church, Edacochin]]
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Catholic Church in India]]
* [[List of Catholic dioceses in India]]
* [[Territories of Catholic dioceses in India]]

==Notes==
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==Citations==
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==Sources==
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* {{cite web | title=Apostolic Nunciature, India & Nepal | website=apostolicnunciatureindia.com | date=25 June 2000 |url=https://www.apostolicnunciatureindia.com/DiocesesofIndiaDispFull.aspx?DID=226 | ref={{sfnref | apostolicnunciatureindia.com | 2000}} | access-date=16 May 2024}}
* {{cite web | last=Cheney | first=David M. | title=Cochin (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] | website=Catholic-Hierarchy | date=4 February 2024 |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcchn.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423175023/https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcchn.html | archive-date=23 April 2024 | url-status=live | access-date=16 May 2024}}
* {{cite web | title=Ecclesiastical Structure of the Diocese of Cochin | website=Diocese of Cochin.org | date=1 October 2023 |url=https://dioceseofcochin.org/diocese/ecclesiastical-structure-diocese | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130215444/https://dioceseofcochin.org/diocese/ecclesiastical-structure-diocese | archive-date=30 November 2023 | url-status=live | ref={{sfnref | Diocese | 2023}} | access-date=17 May 2024}}
* {{cite web | title=Diocese of Cochin, India 🇮🇳 | website=GCatholic | date=21 April 2024 |url=https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/coch1.htm?tab=bishops | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424122100/https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/coch1.htm?tab=bishops | archive-date=24 April 2024 | url-status=live | ref={{sfnref | GCatholic | 2024}} | access-date=17 May 2024}}
* {{cite web | title=Rinunce e nomine | website=press.vatican.va| publisher=Bollettino Sala Stampa della Santa Sede | location=[[Vatican City]], [[Italy]]| date=2 March 2024 | url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2024/03/02/0180/00379.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302153322/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2024/03/02/0180/00379.html | archive-date=2 March 2024 | url-status=live | language=it | ref={{sfnref | press.vatican.va | 2024}} | access-date=17 May 2024}}
* {{cite web | title=Corporate Educational Agency under the Diocese of Cochin | website=ceacochin.org| date=1 April 1981 | url=https://www.ceacochin.org/html/history.htm | ref={{sfnref | ceacochin.org| 1981}} | access-date=17 May 2024}}
* {{cite web | title=Diocese Activities and Organizations of India | website=[[Union of Catholic Asian News]]|publisher=Union of Catholic Asian News Limited|location=[[Hong Kong]], Asia | url=https://www.ucanews.com/directory/parishes-stations/india-cochin/57 | ref={{sfnref | ucanews.com}} | access-date=17 May 2024}}
* {{cite web | title=Bula Cochim traduzida | website=uc.pt |quote=1558, 4 de Fevereiro, Roma – Bula Pro excellenti praeeminentia, pela qual Paulo IV instituiu a diocese de Cochim, desmembrando o seu território da então criada arquidiocese de Goa e concedendo ao rei de Portugal o direito de padroado e de apresentação do bispo da nova diocese.|language=pt| date=23 February 2022 | url=https://www.uc.pt/++preview++/fluc/religionAJE/fontes/docs/Bula_Cochim_traduzida.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121193721/https://www.uc.pt/++preview++/fluc/religionAJE/fontes/docs/Bula_Cochim_traduzida.pdf | archive-date=21 November 2023 | url-status=dead | ref={{sfnref | uc.pt | 2022}} | access-date=17 May 2024}}
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Diocese of Cochin - Revision history

Davidwnl at 10:39, 6 May 2026