Verapoly Archdiocese Established on September 1, 1886

(“Humanae Salutis Auctor” by Pope Leo XIII)

Patron

St.Joseph

Area

1500 Sq. Kms.

Population (Latin Catholics)

3,48,465

Latin Catholic Families

57,364

Ecclesiastical Districts

8

Parishes

85

Quasi Parishes

30

Substations

66

Suffragan Dioceses –     Calicut, Cochin, Kannur, Kottapuram, Vijayapuram and Sulthanpet