His Holiness Pope Paul VI of illustrious memory by the bull “Nos Beati Petri Successores” of 26th February 1977, separated the eastern part of the Catholic Archdiocese of Changanacherry and erected the new Eparchy of Kanjirapally, as a suffragan of the same Archdiocese. The six foranes namely Kanjirapally, Anakkara, Erumely, Kattappana
Blessed Virgin Mary, also called St. Mary, (flourished beginning of the Christian era), the mother of Jesus, venerated in the Christian church since the apostolic age.
Patroness : Blessed Virgin Mary
Total area : 1980 sq. kilometers
Catholic Families : 36,600
Catholic Population : 1,92,000
Basic Christian communities: 1900
Foranes:13, Parishes : 148, Diocesan Priests : 312
Chapels with Sunday Qurbana : 28
Chapels with weekly Qurbana : 9
Chapels with monthly Qurbana : 10
Mission Stations/ Filial Churches/ Shrines: 51
