Handhoosa - Holy Qurbana - Mar Rappael Thattil, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church

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Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Great Britain was erected by our Holy Father Pope Francis in 28 July, 2016 to serve the pastoral needs of the Syro Malabar Faithful in England, Scotland and Wales, with its see in Preston at St Alphonsa Cathedral (formerly St Ignatius Church, Preston). Among the 32 Eparchies of the Syro-Malabar Church, Eparchy of Great Britain for the Syro-Malabars is the third outside of India. The Syro-Malabar Church is grateful to the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and Scotland for the support to the new Eparchy.

There are 173 Mass centres for the new the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Great Britain to serve nearly 38,000 Syro-Malabar Catholics in Great Britain. Currently, there are 54 priests working for the community in England, Wales and Scotland. The new eparchy is rich in terms of the human resources and the active liturgical and spiritual life of the faithful. Our main attention will be to facilitate the growth of the communities to achieve even greater heights. We are in the process of setting up key ministries for the co-ordination of people and resources.