Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada

The Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. Mary, Queen of Peace, of the United States of America and Canada is the North American eparchy for the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church of the Catholic Church. The Syro-Malankara Church observes the Antiochian Rite in the Syriac language.
It is immediately subject to the Major Archbishop of Trivandrum, and is not part of an ecclesiastical province.
Its Cathedral episcopal see is the St. Vincent de Paul Syro Malankara Catholic Cathedral in Elmont, New York.
History.
In 2001, the Holy Synod of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church requested that Pope John Paul II establish a jurisdiction for Syro-Malankara parishes in the United States, which had each been functioning under the direction of the local Latin Church bishops, and requested the appointment of a proper Ordinary of the church "sui iuris". On July 14, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI erected the Syro-Malankara Catholic Apostolic Exarchate in the United States, a missionary pre-diocesan apostolic exarchate. Thomas Eusebius, formerly secretary general of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum, became the first Exarch. In the sole incumbent was also vested the office of Apostolic Visitor in Canada of the Syro-Malankars.
The Curia of the Eparchy.
Location.
Eparchial Chancery (Aramana):
1500 De Paul Street
Elmont, NY 11003
Diocesan Statistics.
There are 16 clergy serving in the Eparchy and 17 parishes and missions.
Parishes and missions are located in 10 US states and 2 provinces of Canada.