Saints Peter and Paul are venerated as the patrons of the Diocese and City of Rome. Every year on their feast day, June 29, the pope marks the occasion by blessing the palliums of newly appointed metropolitan archbishops from around the world.
In a historic and solemn celebration, Archbishop Varghese Chakkalakal was installed as the first Metropolitan Archbishop of the newly elevated Archdiocese of Calicut.
In a historic decision, Pope Francis elevated the Diocese of Calicut in the southern Indian state of Kerala to a Metropolitan Archdiocese on April 12, 2025.
