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Pope Francis has brought New Zealand and the countries of Oceania under the jurisdiction of the Melbourne Syro-Malabar eparchy, says a statement from vicar general Monsignor Francis Kolencherry. The decree to expand the eparchy’s boundary was signed on March 29 by Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
The eparchy created Pope Francis on January 11, 2014, currently covers Australia. The decision to include Oceania aims to reach pastoral and spirituals needs of the increasing number of Syro-Malabar Catholics in New Zealand and the Oceania region, adds the statement from the vicar general of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle, Melbourne.
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