Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Ujjain

Diocese of Ujjain Dioecesis Uiiainensis उज्जैन के सूबा
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Bhopal
Metropolitan	Bhopal
Statistics
Area	18,225 km² (7,037 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 4,396,000 3,398 (0.1%)
Information
Rite	Syro-Malabarese
Cathedral	St. Mary’s Cathedral in Ujjain
Patron saint	Saint Paul
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	George Alencherry
Bishop	Sebastian Vadakel
Metropolitan Archbishop	Leo Cornelio
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Ujjain is a Syro-Malabar eparchy in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was created as Apostolic Exarchiate on 29 July 1968 and John Perumattam was named its first Exarch. On 26 February 1977 the Apostolic Exarchiate was elevated to diocese and Mar Mar John Perumattam was named first bishop of the diocese.He retired on 4 April 1998 and on the same date Sebastian Vadakel was appointed second bishop of the diocese.

External links

Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ujjain on Catholic-Hierarchy

Syro-Malabar Catholic Church hierarchy

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