Diocese of Kanyakumari of the Church of South India
The Diocese of Kanyakumari is one of the 24 dioceses under the Church of South India. The diocese was constituted on 2 June 1959.
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London Mission Nagercoil Seminary (London Missionary Society, 1869, p.15)[1]
Diocese of Kanyakumari | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Church of South India |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 562 |
| Members | 4,91,762 |
| Information | |
| Established | June 2, 1959 |
| Cathedral | Ringeltaube Vethamonikam Memorial Church, Mylaudy |
| Language | Tamil |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | A. R. Chelliah |
| Website | |
| www.csikkd.org | |
Present status
The diocese has a membership of 4,91,762 people and has assets, funds and savings of about Rs. 600 crores. The diocese has managed various mission hospitals, schools and colleges built in the early 1800s.
Bishops of the diocese
- 1959–1973: I.R.H. Gnanadason (consecrated 19 December 1959)[2]
- 1973–1979: C. Selvamony
- 1980–1997: G. Christhudhas
- 1997–2000: M. I. Kesari
- 2000–2018: G. Devakadasham
- 2019–present: A. R. Chelliah
See also
- Christianity in India
- Church of South India
- Church of North India
- Christianity in Tamil Nadu
- Kanyakumari Diocese
- Madurai-Ramnad Diocese
- Thoothukudi-Nazareth Diocese
- Diocese of Madras
- Trichy-Tanjore Diocese
- Diocese of Coimbatore
- Vellore Diocese
- Tirunelveli Diocese
- South Kerala Diocese
- Diocese of East Kerala of the Church of South India
- Madhya Kerala Diocese
- Malabar Diocese
- Kollam-Kottarakkara Diocese of the Church of South India
- Diocese of Krishna-Godavari of the Church of South India
- Karnataka Central Diocese
- Karnataka Northern Diocese
- Karnataka Southern Diocese
- Nandyal Diocese
- Rayalaseema Diocese
- Medak Diocese
- Karimnagar Diocese
References
- London Missionary Society, ed. (1869). Fruits of Toil in the London Missionary Society. London: John Snow & Co. p. 58. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
External links
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