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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Kerala, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox diocese<br />
| jurisdiction = Diocese<br />
| name = Sultanpet<br />
| latin = Dioecesis Sultanpetensis<br />
| image =<br />
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| caption = <br />
St Sebastian Cathedral, Sultanpet<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| territory = [[Palakkad district]]<br />
| province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calicut|Calicut]]<br />
| metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calicut|Calicut]] <br />
| archdeaconries = <br />
| deaneries = <br />
| subdivisions = <br />
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<!---- Statistics ----><br />
| area_km2 = 4,466<br />
| area_sqmi = <!-- Area in square miles, automatically converted --><br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| population = 4,260,435<br />
| population_as_of = 2013<br />
| catholics = 30,975<br />
| catholics_percent = 0.7<br />
| parishes = 31<br />
| churches = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese --><br />
| congregations = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese --><br />
| schools = 4<br />
| members = <!-- Number of members in the diocese --><br />
<!---- Information ----><br />
| denomination = [[Roman Catholic]] <br />
| sui_iuris_church = [[Latin Church]]<br />
| rite = [[Roman Rite]]<br />
| established = 28 December 2013<br />
| cathedral = [[Saint Sebastian Cathedral, Sultanpet]]<br />
| cocathedral = <br />
| patron = [[Saint Sebastian]]<br />
| patron_title = <!-- Use to override the default label "Patron saint" --><br />
| priests = 46<br />
<!---- Current leadership ----><br />
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}} <!-- DO NOT CHANGE. This will update the Popes Automatically as they change --><br />
| patriarch = <br />
| major_archbishop = <br />
| bishop = [[Peter Abir Antonisamy]]<br />
| bishop_title = Bishop<br />
| metro_archbishop = [[Varghese Chakkalakal]]<br />
| coadjutor = <br />
| suffragans = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration); use | suffragan = for one --><br />
| auxiliary_bishops = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) --><br />
| apostolic_admin = <br />
| vicar_general = Rev Fr. Alese Sunder Raj<br />
| episcopal_vicar = <br />
| archdeacons = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of first collation); use | archdeacon = for one--><br />
| emeritus_bishops = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) --><br />
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<!---- Website ----><br />
| website = http://sultanpetdiocese.org<br />
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|headquarters=}}<br />
'''Roman Catholic Diocese of Sultanpet''' ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Sultanpetensis}}) is a Roman Catholic diocese consisting of Palakkad district, [[Kerala]], India erected from the division of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore]] and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut]], and a suffragan of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly]].<ref>[http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2013/12/28/0869/01952.html EREZIONE DELLA DIOCESI DI SULTANPET (INDIA) E NOMINA DEL PRIMO VESCOVO]</ref> Rev. [[Peter Abir Antonisamy]] clergy of [[Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore]] was appointed as its first bishop. The parish church of San Sebastian, located in [[Sultanpet (disambiguation)|Sultanpet]] in the city of [[Palakkad]], is the cathedral of this diocese. At the time of its erection it was the 31st Catholic diocese in Kerala<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/New-diocese-of-Roman-Catholic-church-comes-up-in-Kerelas-Palakkad/articleshow/28063803.cms The Times of India: New diocese of Roman Catholic church comes up in Kerela's Palakkad]</ref> and 167th in India.<ref>[[Catholic Bishops' Conference of India]] Press Release:[http://cbci.in/FullNews.aspx?ID=1377 New Diocese Erected, Bishop Appointed]</ref> The diocese is almost coterminous with the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat]].<br />
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==Parish Council Members==<br />
* Vicar General : Rev Fr. Alese Sunder Raj<br />
* Parish President : Rev Fr. Jabamalai Lorance L<br />
* Vice President : Christu raj<br />
* Secretary : Justin<br />
* Joint secretary : Antony<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsult.html Diocese of Sultanpet at Catholic-Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]<br />
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/sult0.htm Diocese of Sultanpet at GCatholic.org] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]<br />
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[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in India]]<br />
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century]]<br />
[[Category:Dioceses in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Churches in Palakkad district]]</div>Lucillecrale