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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Eastern Catholic eparchy in Tamil Nadu, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox diocese<br />
|jurisdiction = Eparchy<br />
|name = Thuckalay<br />
|local = ܡܛܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܬܟܠ<br />
|latin = தக்கலை மறைமாவட்டம்<br />
|country = [[India]]<br />
|metropolitan = <br />
|province = [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery]]<br />
|denomination = [[Catholic Church]]<br />
|sui_iuris_church = [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]]<br />
|rite = [[East Syriac Rite]]<br />
|area_km2 = 1,794 <br />
|population = 2,071,258<br />
|population_as_of = 2010<br />
|catholics = 29,673<br />
|catholics_percent= 1.4<br />
|patron = [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mother of Christ and Image of the Church]]<br>[[Saint George]] <br />
|cathedral = St. Joseph's Cathedral, Soosaipuram (under construction)<ref>{{cite web |title=St.Joseph's Cathedral foundation Stone |url=https://www.thuckalaydiocese.org/news_details?newsid=c1R5OWNPMVdGUjRPSW1SYmYrbEo1dz09 |website=www.thuckalaydiocese.org |access-date=26 March 2026 |language=en}}</ref><br />
|pope = {{incumbent pope}}<br />
|metro_archbishop =Mar [[Thomas Tharayil (archbishop of Changanassery)|Thomas Tharayil]] <br />
|coadjutor = <br />
|bishop =Mar [[George Rajendran Kuttinadar|George Rajendran]]<br />
|major_archbishop = Mar [[Raphael Thattil]]<br />
|auxiliary_bishops= <br />
|emeritus_bishops = <br />
|website = [http://www.thuckalaydiocese.org/ Website of the Diocese]<br />
|headquarters=Thuckalay|coat=Thuckalay_diocese.png<br />
|map = Map of Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Thuckalay.png<br />
}}<br />
The '''Eparchy of Thuckalay''' ({{langx|syr|ܕܡܛܪܢܘܬܐ ܬܟܠܝ|translit=Maṭranūthā d-Thakkala}}; {{langx|ta|தக்கலை மறைமாவட்டம்|translit=Takkalai Maṟaimāvattam)}} is an [[Eastern Catholic]] [[eparchy]] in [[India]], under the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]] in [[Thuckalay|Thuckaly]], [[Christianity in Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari District]]. It was founded on 11 November 1996.<br />
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== Ordinaries ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Sl.No<br />
! Ordinary<br />
! Designation<br />
! Year of appointment<br />
! Last year of service<br />
|-<br />
| 1 <br />
| align="center" | [[George Alencherry]] <br />
| align="center" | Bishop<br />
| align="center" | 1996 <br />
| align="center" | 2011<br />
|-<br />
| 2<br />
| align="center" | [[George Rajendran Kuttinadar]] <br />
| align="center" | Bishop<br />
| align="center" | 2011<br />
| align="center" | ''present''<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dthsm.html Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thuckalay]<br />
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*[https://cnewa.org/magazine/ancient-history-young-church-30684/Ancient History, Young Church - CNEWA]<br />
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{{Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Hierarchy}}<br />
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{{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thuckalay}}<br />
[[Category:Eastern Catholic dioceses in India]]<br />
[[Category:Syro-Malabar Catholic dioceses]]<br />
[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1996]]<br />
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century]]<br />
[[Category:Christianity in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:1996 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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