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Eparchy of Adilabad आदिलाबाद के सूबा | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Hyderabad |
| Metropolitan | Hyderabad |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 16,210 km2 (6,260 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 2,741,239 16,403 (0.6%) |
| Parishes | 36 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Rite | East Syriac Rite |
| Established | 23 June 1999 |
| Cathedral | Holy Family Cathedral in Adilabad |
| Patron saint | Bl. Kuriakose Elias Chavara |
| Secular priests | 35 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
| Bishop | Antony Prince Panengaden |
| Bishops emeritus | Joseph Kunnath |
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Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad was created by Pope John Paul II on 23 July 1999. The first bishop, Mar Joseph Kunnath, CMI, was ordained bishop on 6 October 1999 at which time the diocese also was inaugurated.
