Tags: Clerical Administrative Region, Diocese.

Pope John Paul II created the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kannur by bifurcating the Diocese of Calicut on December 9 1998. The new Diocese consists of revenue districts of Kannur and Kasaragod.The see is vacant. On February 1 2014 Pope Francis appointed Alex Joseph Vadakumthala as the new bishop of Kannur. He is to be consecrated on March 23.

area (km2)
4.988e+09
country
India
Established
5 November 1998
jurisdiction
Diocese
province
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly

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