Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago

Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago (Syro-Malabarese) Eparchia Sancti Thomae Apostoli Chicagiensis Syrorum-Malabarensium
Location
Country	United States
Ecclesiastical province	Eastern Catholic Eparchies Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Population - Catholics	(as of 2014) 87,600
Parishes	35
Information
Denomination	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Rite	East Syriac Rite
Established	March 13, 2001 (17 years ago)
Cathedral	Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral
Current leadership
Eparch	Jacob Angadiath
Auxiliary Bishops	Joy Alappat
Website
www.stthomasdiocese.org

The St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chicago is an Eastern Catholic eparchy for Syro-Malabar Catholics in the United States. The eparchy, established in 2001, is one of the three eparchies of the Syro-Malabar Church outside India, and it has jurisdiction over Syro-Malabar Catholics in the entire US. It is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Contents

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  1 Bishop
  


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  2 Parishes and missions
  
  
  
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    2.1 United States
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 See also
  


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  4 References
  


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  5 External links
  

Bishop

The first and current bishop of the eparchy is Mar Jacob Angadiath, appointed by Pope John Paul II in 2001.^[1] He is also the permanent Apostolic Visitator to Syro-Malabar Catholics in Canada. Pope Francis appointed Rev. Fr. Joy Alappatt, Pastor of Mar Thoma Sleeha SyroMalabar Cathedral, Chicago as the Auxiliary Bishop of St. Thomas SyroMalabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago on July 24, 2014.^[2]

Parishes and missions

The eparchy's cathedral can be found in Bellwood, Illinois. The Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral (Saint Thomas the Apostle Cathedral) is a parish with almost 1000 families and is seat to the bishop. Their cathedral was dedicated on July 5, 2008.

There are an estimated 87,600 Syro-Malabar Catholics following this rite in the United States. Some of the parishes and missions are dedicated to the pastoral care of faithful of the Knanaya Catholics, under the pastoral guidance of Knanaya priests. The eparchy includes 35 parishes and 43 missions. Congregations are located in the following states and provinces:

United States

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  Arizona
  
  • Holy Family Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Phoenix, AZ
  
  


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  California
  
  
  
  • St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Forane Catholic Church, Santa Ana, CA
  
  
  • Syro Malabar Mission, San Francisco, CA
  
  
  • St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Los Angeles, CA
  
  
  • Infant Jesus Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Sacramento, CA
  
  
  
  


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  Connecticut
  
  • Syro-Malabar Mission, Hartford, CT
  
  


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  Georgia
  
  • Saint Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Loganville, GA
  
  


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  Illinois
  
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    Mar Thoma Shleeha Syro-Malabar Catholic Cathedral (Bellwood, Illinois) (cathedral of the eparchy)
  
  


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  Florida
  
  • Our Lady of Health Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Miami, FL
  
  


• Kentucky


• Maryland


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  Massachusetts
  
  • St Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Boston, MA
  
  


• Michigan


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  Minnesota
  
  • St. Alphonsa SyroMalabar Catholic Mission, Minneapolis, MN
  
  


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  Nevada
  
  • Blessed Mother Teresa Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Las Vegas, NV
  
  


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  New Jersey
  
  
  
  • St. Thomas Syro Malabar Forane Catholic Church, Somerset, NJ
  
  
  • Saint George Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Paterson, NJ
  
  
  • St. Jude SyroMalabar Catholic Church, South Jersey, NJ
  
  
  
  


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  New York
  
  
  
  • St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Bronx, NY
  
  
  • St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, West Hempstead, NY
  
  
  • Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Rockland County, NY
  
  
  • St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Mission, Westchester County, NY
  
  
  
  


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  North Carolina
  
  
  
  • Lourdes Matha Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Apex, NC http://www.lourdesmatha.org
    
  
  
  • St.Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Charlotte NC http://syromalabarcharlotte.org
    
  
  
  
  


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  Ohio
  
  • St. Raphael Syro Malabar Catholic Mission, Cleveland, OH
  
  


• Oklahoma


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  Pennsylvania
  
  
  
  • St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Philadelphia, PA
  
  
  • St. Joseph SyroMalabar Catholic Mission, Harrisburg-Hershey, PA
  
  
  
  


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  Tennessee
  
  • St Mother Theresa SyroMalabar Mission, Nashville, TN
  
  


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  Texas
  
  
  
  • St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Coppell, TX
  
  
  • St. Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Forane Catholic Church, Garland, TX
  
  
  • St. Joseph Syro-Malabar Forane Catholic Church, Houston, TX
  
  
  • St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, San Antonio, TX
  
  
  
  


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  Virginia
  
  
  
  • St. Jude Syro Malabar Catholic Mission, Northern Virginia, VA
  
  
  • St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Catholic Mission, Richmond, VA
  
  
  
  


• Washington D.C.


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  Wisconsin
  
  • St Antony Syro-Malabar Catholic Mission
  
  

See also

• Syro-Malabar Catholic Church


• List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Other Eastern Catholic bishops


• List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States

References

1. 
   ^ "Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago (Syro-Malabarese)". catholic-hierarchy.org..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   


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   ^ "Mar Joy Alappatt - Auxiliary Bishop - St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Diocese". www.stthomasdiocese.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
   

External links

• Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago Official Site

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