Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut
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The Latin Catholic Diocese of Calicut/Kozhikode is a diocese
located in the city of Calicut in the Ecclesiastical province
of Verapoly in India. The see is currently vacant (sede vacante
).
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Calicut in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Verapoly in India. The see is currently vacant (sede vacante
Sede vacante
Sede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church...
).
History
- 12 June 1923: Established as Diocese of Calicut from the Diocese of CoimbatoreDiocese of CoimbatoreThe Diocese of Coimbatore is one of the 22 dioceses of the Anglican Church of South India . It is based at Immanuel Cathedral, Coimbatore, in the state of Tamil Nadu, southern India. The current Bishop of Coimbatore is the Rt. Rev. Dr. Manickam Dorai. The diocese has 105 pastorates, 112 pastors,...
, Diocese of Mangalore and Diocese of Mysore
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Calicut (Latin Rite)- Paolo Charles Perini, S.J. (June 12, 1923 – June 28, 1932)
- Leone Proserpio, S.J. (December 2, 1937 – September 8, 1945)
- Aldus Maria Patroni, S.J.Society of JesusThe Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
(April 8, 1948 – June 7, 1980) - Maxwell Valentine Noronha (June 7, 1980 – April 19, 2002)
- Joseph KalathiparambilJoseph KalathiparambilJoseph Kalathiparambil is the Bishop of Kozhikode and secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants.-References:Bishop Joseph Kalathiparambil was bishop of Calicut of the Latin Rite....
(April 19, 2002 – 22 February 2011); appointed the Secretary (second-in-command) of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and ItinerantsPontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and ItinerantsThe Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants is a dicastery of the Roman Curia...