The Syro-Malankara Catholic Exarchate in the United States (Malayalam: സിറോ മലങ്കര ഏക്ഷര്ചടെ ഉസ) is an apostolic exarchate for Syro-Malankara Catholics

Syro-Malankara Catholic Church

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 in the United States of America.

The Apostolic Exarchate was erected by Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

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 on July 14, 2010 upon request of the Holy Synod of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, particularly the Late Moran Mor Cyril Baselios Catholcios Bava in 2001. The first and current Exarch is Aboon Thomas Mar Eusebius, formerly secretary general of the major archeparchy of the Syro-Malankara Church at Trivandrum, India.

The Curia of the Exarchate

Designation	Name
Chief Vicar General	Rt. Rev. Msgr. Peter Kochery
Chancellor and Procurator	Rev. Fr. Augustine Mangalath

Location

The pro-cathedral church of the Apostolic Exarchate is St. John Chrysostom Malankara Syrian Catholic Pro-Cathedral in Hempstead, New York

Hempstead (village), New York

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. The bishop's residence is at the Mar Ivanios Syro Malankara Catholic Center located at 950 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, New York

New Hyde Park, New York

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; both places are situated in Long Island

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.

Statistics

There are 15 clergy serving in the Apostolic Exarchate and 14 parishes and missions.

Parishes and missions are located in the States of Florida

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, Illinois

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, Michigan

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, New Jersey

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, New York

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, Pennsylvania

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, Texas

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, and Maryland

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. The Exarch is also Apostolic Visitator for Syro-Malankara Catholics in Canada, where there is two parishes in Toronto, Ontario and Edmonton, Alberta

See also

• List of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States

External links

In general

• Exarchate information on Syro-Malankara Catholic Church website
• Pope Erects Exarchate For Syro-Malankara Catholics In U.S.; Names Priest From India As First Bishop (press release). July 14, 2010. U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops website

Parishes

• Miami, FL: St. Mary's Syro Malankara Catholic Church
• Queens, NY: St. Basil's Syro Malankara Catholic Church
• Philadelphia, PA: St. Jude's Syro Malankara Catholic Church
• Toronto, Ont., Canada: St. Mary's Syro Malankara Catholic Church
• Long Island, NY: St. John Chrysostom Syro Malankara Catholic Church