Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Belthangady

The Eparchy of Belthangady is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in Belthangady, India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was established in 1999 by Pope John Paul II's bull "Cum Ampla". It is a suffragan diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry. The bishop of this diocese is Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhy. This diocese had been established for the Syro-Malabar Christians of three districts in Karnataka, namely Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Udupi.

Diocese of Belthangady ബെൽത്തങ്ങാടി രൂപത
St. Lawrence Cathedral Church, Belthangady
Coat of arms
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry
Metropolitan	Tellicherry
Coordinates	12°58′52.0″N 75°17′01.2″E
Statistics
Area	12,543 km2 (4,843 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2012) 3,816,295 30,000 (0.8%)
Parishes	52
Schools	11
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Syro-Malabar Church
Rite	Syro-Malabar Rite
Established	24 April 1999
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Lawrence, Belthangady
Patron saint	Saint Thomas
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Major Archbishop	Mar Raphael Thattil
Bishop	Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhy
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mar Joseph Pamplani
Vicar General	Joseph Valiaparambil
Map
Website
Diocese of Belthangady

Ordinaries

Bishops

Ordinary	Designation	Year of appointment	Last year of service
Mar Lawrence Mukkuzhy	Bishop	1999	Present

See also

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi
• Deanery of Belthangady
• Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puttur
• Most Holy Redeemer Church, Belthangady
• Monsignor Ambrose Madtha