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DIOCESE OF COCHIN

History

The Portuguese Missionaries reached Cochin and established the first Portuguese Mission at Cochin in 1500. After the arrival of Portuguese, the Christians in Cochin area joined the Roman Latin Rite. St.Francis Xavier visited Cochin on several occasions and offered Holy Mass in the St.Francis Church where Vasco Da Gama was laid to rest on the Christmas day of 1524. A monastery of Franciscans was established in 1518. In 1534, Cochin became a part of Diocese of Goa. The Diocese of Cochin was established on February 4, 1557. In 1663, Dutch conquered Cochin and destroyed all the Catholic churches and institutions in Cochin except the Cathedral and Church of St.Francis Assisi. From 1838 to 1886, the Diocese of Cochin was governed by theDiocese of Verapoly. It was in 1950 that the Diocese was handed over to the native clergy. The territory of the Diocese is situated between the Arabian Sea on the West, the Archdiocese of Verapoly in the north and east and the Diocese of Alleppey on the South.

Parishes/Stations

Sl.No.	Parish/Station	Name of Church	Location
1	Adhikarivalappu	St.Joseph	Kochi
2	Amaravathy	St.Peter & Paul	Kochi
3	Anjilithara	St.John Baptist	Kannamali, Kochi
4	Areeparambu	St.Sebastian	Arthunkal, Alappuzha
5	Aroor	St.Augustine	Aroor, Alappuzha
6	Arthunkal	St.George	Arthunkal, Alappuzha
7	Azhikakam	Our Lady	Kumbalangi, Kochi
8	Chakamadam	St.Jacob	Mattanchery, Kochi
9	Chakiamury	St.Peter	Kumbalangi, Kochi
10	Chandiroor	Our Lady of Ranso0m	Kuthiyathodu, Alappuzha
11	Chandiroor	St.Mary's	Chandiroor, Alappuzha
12	Chellanam	St.Sebastina	Chellanam, Kochi
13	Cheriakadavu	St.Joseph	Kannamali, Kochi
14	Chirakkal	St.Joseph	Palluruthy, Kochi
15	Chullikkal	St.Joseph	Chullikkal, Kochi
16	Cochin	Santa Cruz Basilica	Kochi
17	Edacochin	St.Maria Goretti	Edacochin, Kochi
18	Edacochin North	St.Mary's	Edacochin, Kochi
19	Edacochin South	St.Lawrance	Edacochin, Kochi
20	Edathattu	Assumption	Vettakkal, Pattanakkad
21	Eramalloor	St.Jude	Eramalloor, Alappuzha
22	Eraveli	St.Antony	Kochi
23	Ettumkal	St.Joseph	Kumbalangi, Kochi
24	Ezhupunna	St.Xavier	Ezhupunna North, Cherthala
25	Ezhupunna	Immaculate Conception	Ezhupunna North, Cherthala
26	Fatima Nagar	Our Lady of Fatima	Kumbalangi, Kochi
27	Kacheripady	St.Thomas More	Palluruthy, Kochi
28	Kallenchery	St.Martin De Porres	Kumbalangi, Kochi
29	Kannamali	St.Antony	Kannamali, Kochi
30	Karipel	St.Lawrance	Palluruthy, Kochi
31	Karuvelipady	Holy Cross	Kochi
32	Kattiparambu	St.Francis Assisi	Kannamali, Kochi
33	Kochery	Immaculate Conception	Pandikudy, Kochi
34	Kumbalam	St.Joseph	Kumbalam, Kochi
35	Kumbalam South	Christ King	Kumbalam, Kochi
36	Kumbalangy Central	Sacred Heart	Kumbalangi, Kochi
37	Kumbalangy North	St.Joseph	Kumbalangi, Kochi
38	Kumbalangy South	St.Antony	Kumbalangi, Kochi
39	Kuthiathodu	Our Lady of Fatima	Kuthiyathodu, Alappuzha
40	Kuthirakoor Kari	Our Lady of Fatima	Kannamali, Kochi
41	Lourde Nagar	Our Lady of Fatima	Aroor, Alappuzha
42	Maruvakad	Our Ladyof Perpetual Help	Chellanam, Kochi
43	Mattanchery	Our Lady of Life	Kochi
44	Mattanchery North	Holy Cross	Kochi
45	Moolamkuzhy	Karunalayam Nazareth	Kochi
46	Mundamveli	St.Louise	Mundamveli, Kochi
47	Murukkumpadam	St.Jacob	Vypeen, Kochi
48	Nazareth	Holy Family	Kochi
49	Neendakara	St.Sebastian	Ezhupunna North, Cherthala

Institutions

L.P.Schools	34
U.P.Schools	24
High Schools	17
Colleges	7
Home for Aged	4
Orphanages	9
Hospitals	7
Dispensaries	24