Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Pope John Paul II created the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kannur by bifurcating the Diocese of Calicut on December 9, 1998. The new Diocese consists of revenue districts of Kannur and Kasaragod.The see is vacant. On February 1, 2014 Pope Francis appointed Alex Joseph Vadakumthala as the new bishop of Kannur. He is to be consecrated on March 23. Diocese of Kannur comprises the territory of the civil district of Kannur to the north of Mahé River, excluding Pallur, Chelakara, Panthakal and Chenkallai which belong to the municipality of Mahe and the territory of the civil district of Kasaragod which falls to the south of Chandragiri River. The erection of this diocese was a historical event for Kannur which has 500 years of Christian tradition. The establishment of this diocese, on the auspicious occasion of the Platinum Jubilee of the Diocese of Calicut was welcomed with cheer, by the people who consider the diocese of Kannur as a gift of God to this region of India.. }
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- Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Kannur abstract "Pope John Paul II created the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kannur by bifurcating the Diocese of Calicut on December 9, 1998. The new Diocese consists of revenue districts of Kannur and Kasaragod.The see is vacant. On February 1, 2014 Pope Francis appointed Alex Joseph Vadakumthala as the new bishop of Kannur. He is to be consecrated on March 23. Diocese of Kannur comprises the territory of the civil district of Kannur to the north of Mahé River, excluding Pallur, Chelakara, Panthakal and Chenkallai which belong to the municipality of Mahe and the territory of the civil district of Kasaragod which falls to the south of Chandragiri River. The erection of this diocese was a historical event for Kannur which has 500 years of Christian tradition. The establishment of this diocese, on the auspicious occasion of the Platinum Jubilee of the Diocese of Calicut was welcomed with cheer, by the people who consider the diocese of Kannur as a gift of God to this region of India.".