a. Founder of Christianity in India:
St. Thomas, the Apostle of Jesus Christ, arrived in India in AD 52
at Kodungalloor near Cochin.
Martyred at Periamalai (Big Mount) near Chennai and buried at Mylapore. San Thome Cathedral
is built over St. Thomas Tomb
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Roman Catholic Church
Syrian Orthodox Church
Jacobite Church
Mar Thoma Church
Church of South India
Church of North India
Methodist Church
Pentecostal Churches |
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Sacred Heart Cathedral at Delhi |
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Number of Christians in India : |
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26,113,000 (percentage:2.4%) |
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Catholic Church in India: |
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Apostolic Nuncio:
Most Rev. Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio,
represents the Holy See in India and Nepal.
Apostolic Nunciature in New Delhi. |
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President of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of India:
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| (CBCI): His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias,
(Archbishop of Bombay) |
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| President of CBCI |
CBCI New Delhi |
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| Officials of the Church: |
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Cardianals: |
2 |
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Archbishops: |
30 |
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Bishops |
164 |
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Auxiliary Bishops: |
13 |
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Priests: |
23,164 |
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| Ecclesiastical provinces: 30 |
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| Number of Catholics: 19,082,975 |
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Saints & Blessed of India
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St. Thomas
the Apostle of India |
St. Francis Xaivier |
St. John de Britto |
St. Alphonsa Muttathupadath
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Blessed Joseph Vaz
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Blessed
Kuriakose Elias Chavara
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Blessed Mother Theresa
of Kolkata
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Blessed
MariaTheresa Chiramel |
(Sources: Holy Bible, Illustrated Family Encyclopedia and
Whiteker’s WORLD OF FACTS, 2007, Catholic Directory of India)
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