History

His Holiness Pope Paul VI by the Bull "Quanta Gloria" of March 1, 1973 bifurcated the vast diocese of Tellicherry and erected the diocese of Mananthavady. The diocese comprised of the civil districts of Wayanad in Kerala, the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu and the districts of Shimoga, Chikmangalore, Hassan, Mandya and Mysore in Karnataka. Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhy was consecrated as the first Bishop of Mananthavady on May 1, 1973.

 On December 31, 1975, by a decree of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, dated December 4, 1975, ten parishes of the diocese of Tellicherry in the civil districts of Kannur and Kozhikode (at present Malappuram) in Kerala were added to the diocese.

 Mananthavady has an area of approximately 48,250 sq. kms. and a population of 1,64,823 Syrian Catholics. On June 7, 1995 Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhy was transferred as the bishop Thamarassery. And the then Proto-Synchellus Msgr. Joseph Kaniamattamwas appointed as the Administrator of the diocese on July 27, 1995. On January 26, 1997 Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Pothanamuzhy was consecrated as the second bishop of the diocese.

Bp Jose Porunnedom

                        Born : 1956

                        Priestly Ordn.: 1982

Address  : Bishop's House

                Post Box No. 1

                Mananthavady - 670 645

               Wayanad Dt., Kerala.

Tel   : (0493) 24 07 35, 24 07 45, 24 26 13 (O)   

Fax  : (0493) 24 02 65 

Mobile  : 09 44 70 42 613

E-mail  : bphmtdy@vsnl.net

Area   : 48,250 sq. kms.

Total population : 8.8 million

Catholics  : 1,64,823

Languages spoken: Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and English.

Revenue districts   : Wayanad, Nilgiris, Shimoga, Mandya, Hassan, 

                                       Chamarajnagar, Chickmagalore and Mysore.

Statistics

Diocesan Clergy.......................................165

Religious Priests & Brothers...................269

Religious Women..................................1,180

No. of Parishes.........................................134

Houses of Women Religious...................214

Houses of Men Religious...........................96

Formation Houses

Minor Seminary...........................................01

Others...........................................................01

No. of Educational institutions...........215

P. G. Depts / Colleges:...............................02                 Students.........1,500

Sr. Secondary Schools (10+2)...................04                 Students.........1,200

High Schools (10th std.) .............................12                 Students.........1,500

Primary Schools...........................................35                 Students.........1,000

Hospitals.......................................................15                  Beds..............1,000

Dispensaries................................................54

Other Institutions...........................................69