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: Mar. 13, 1956
Priestly Ordn: Dec. 22, 1982
Episcopal Ordn: May 15, 2004

Address: 
Bishop's House
Post Box No. 1
Mananthavady - 670 645
Wayanad Dt., Kerala.
 
Tel: (04935) 24 07 35, 24 07 45, 24 26 13 (O)
Fax: (04935) 24 02 65  
Mobile: 09 44 73 29 828
E-mail: mailto:bphmtdy@vsnl.net 
jporunnedom@rediffmail.com
 
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