In a metal honeycomb-shaped catalyzer carrier 11, a corrugated portion 24 is formed on one side 33 in the longitudinal direction of a metallic thin belt plate 23. A plurality of belt plates 23, . . . are alternately stacked such that a flat plate portion 35 on the other side 34 of another belt plate 23 is superimposed on the corrugated portion 24, and are wound from their central flat portion 25 in the longitudinal direction thereby to form a wound honeycomb-shaped carrier body 12. The wound honeycomb carrier body 12 is fit in a hollow cylindrical member 13. The central flat portion 25 of the belt plate is wound so as to form a central cylindrical portion 17 having diameter of D, and length of the central flat portion in the longitudinal is at least 4.14 D.