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The cathedral of the first diocese in India.

It is believed that Christianity was introduced to India by Thomas the Apostle,
who is said to have reached the Malabar Coast of Kerala in 52 AD.

Christian communities developed and expanded further when
Portuguese missionaries arrived in the 13th and 14th centuries.

History of a few oldest dioceses in India as the cradle of Indian Christianity
can be dated back to the 15th century.

Find out which is the first diocese in India here.

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Bishop Thomas Eusebios Naickamparambil
Bishop Naickamparambil
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Bishop Thomas Eusebios Naickamparambil
Catholic Bishop’s House,
Ayira P.O., Kudayal Parassala
Kerala- 695 502, India

Phone: 09495341099
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Bishop Thomas Mar Eusebios Naickamparambil was born in Mylapra, in the archieparchy of Trivandrum, on June 6, 1961, and was ordained priest on Dec. 29, 1986. After studies in philosophy and theology at Jnanadeepa in Poona, he obtained a doctorate in philosophy in Rome. He speaks Malayalam, English, German, Italian and Hindi, and also knows Syriac, Greek and French.

Since ordination he has held the following offices: deputy priest and parish priest in various communities, professor and then dean of philosophy at the Saint Mary’s Malankara Major Seminary, secretary general of the major archbishopric of the Syro-Malankara Church, public relations officer, coordinator for interreligious dialogue and secretary of the permanent council.

On July 14, 2010, Bishop Naickamparambil was appointed as titular bishop of Lares and first esarch for Syro-Malankara faithful residents in the United States. At the same time, he was entrusted with the role of apostolic visitator for the Syro-Malankara faithful residents in Canada and in Europe, a role that was terminated with his appointment as eparchial bishop of Saint Mary Queen of Peace.

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