Parishes and Missions
The diocese's cathedral can be found in Chicago, Illinois. The Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral (Saint Thomas the Apostle Cathedral) is a parish with almost 1000 families and is seat to the bishop. Their cathedral church was dedicated on July 5, 2008.
There are an estimated 100,000 Indian Catholics following this rite in the U.S. and Canada. The diocese includes 16 parishes and 43 missions.
Some of the parishes and missions are dedicated to the pastoral care of faithful of the Knanaya ethnic group, under the pastoral guidance of Knanaya priests.
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