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Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin

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The Diocese of Cochin (Latin: Dioecesis Coccinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the city of Cochin, India. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Verapoly. The diocese serves Latin Catholics of Malabar. The territory of the Diocese of Cochin covers 235 square kilometers in the state of Kerala. It is situated between the Arabian Sea in the west, the Archdiocese of Verapoly in the north and in the east, and the Diocese of Alleppey in the south. The diocese's cathedral church and cathedral of the Bishop of Cochin is Santa Cruz Basilica, Fort Cochin. The current bishop is Joseph Kariyil, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 8 May 2009.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin
KB Jacob Road, Kochi Fort Kochi

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KB Jacob Road
682001 Kochi, Fort Kochi
Kerala, India
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Church of Our Lady of Hope
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