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Anglican Diocese Of Vellore
The Diocese of Vellore is one among the 24 dioceses of Church of South India. The motto chosen for the diocese was "In the Cross of Christ I Glory" (based on Galatians chapter 6 verse 14). Its emblem includes a banyan tree - the tree under which the Scudder brothers prayed before they decided to begin their work in the area of Vellore. History The diocese was created by bifurcating the western half of the Diocese of Madras and was officially formed on 26 January 1976. Vellore Diocese is predominantly rural and crosses the state boundaries of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. So Vellore Diocese can be also called a bilingual diocese. Area Councils * Eastern Area Council - 26 Pastorates * Central Area Council - 37 Pastorates * Southern Area Council - 17 Pastorates * Northern Area Council - 24 Pastorates Two more Councils were in proposal, (Viz: Central Urban Area Council & Western Area Council) Bishops of the diocese * Sam J. Ponniah (1978–1987) * R. Trinity Baskeran * ...
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ...
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Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese Of The Church Of South India
The Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese is a diocese of Church of South India in Tamil nadu state of India.The diocese is one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India in India.The cathedral of the diocese is St. John's Cathedral at Nazareth, Tamil Nadu. History Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese was bifurcated from Tirunelveli diocese and its formed on 25 October 2003 bifurcating areas from Tirunelveli Diocese of the Church of South India, Tirunelveli Diocese. Bishops of the Diocese *2006–2013: Rt.Rev. J.A.D. Jebachandran *2013–2017: Bishop-in-charge, the Moderator: *2013–2014: Rt.Rev.Gnanasigamony Devakadasham *2014–2017: Rt.Rev.Govada Dyvasirvadam *2017: Rt.Rev.Thomas K Oommen *2017–present:Samuel Devasahayam, Rt.Rev.S.E.C. Devasahayam (under suspension) * 2022 from June 21 : Rt.Rev. Timothy Ravinder, Moderator's Commissary.Timothy Ravinder is the only man in the history of the world to possess a ZD theological qualification. Institutions Engineering Col ...
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1976 Establishments In India
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party (1976), Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ...
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Christian Organizations Established In 1976
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term ''mashiach'' (מָשִׁיחַ) (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." It does not have a meaning of 'of Christ' or 'related or pertaining to Christ'. According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.2 billion Christians around the world in 2010, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Amer ...
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Church Of South India Dioceses
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Joseph John (minister)
Joseph John (1906–1998) was a minister of the Church of South India and founder of the Deenabanduparum Rural Life Center, a model village and organization to support the poor, in India's former Madras State. Biography John was ordained in 1934 and worked as a pastor in the Serkadu area of Katpadi in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu. He reportedly met Mahatma Gandhi, who encouraged him to start an organization to help the poor in memory of C. F. Andrews, who was known as "Friend of the Poor," or Deenabandhu. John left the ministry in 1948 to serve poor and casteless people in the remote Madras State. He acquired of seemingly uncultivable land in the Palasamudram mandal in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. He named it Deenabandupuram (Place of the Friend of the Poor). The organization World Neighbours supported his work starting in 1955. Landless people were given plots of land at the Deenabanduparum Rural Life Center and granted a revolving loan fund to get them started ...
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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. 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)http://14.139.116.20:8080/jspui/bitstream/10603/231420/6/07_chapter1.pdf *1973–1979: C. Selvamony *1980–1997: G. Christhudhas *1997–2000: M. I. Kesari *2000–2018: Gnanasigamony Devakadasham *2019–present: AR Chelliah Churches with Branches Aralvaimozhi District 01 Aralvaimozhi 02 Thovalai-Suvishesapuram 03 Santhosapuram 04 Bethel Nagar 05 Vilavilai 06 Shenbagaramanputhoor Attoor District 01 Attoor 02 Neduvilai 03 Charoor 04 Thottavaram 05 Themanoor 06 Bharathapalli 07 Thiruvattar 08 Chevaracode 09 Kannankarai Chirakarai District 01 Ch ...
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Trichy-Tanjore Diocese Of The Church Of South India
The CSI Tiruchirappalli Thanjavur Diocese () is a diocese of Church of South India in Tamil Nadu state of India. The diocese is one among the 24 dioceses of Church of South India and was one of the first 14 dioceses to be formed at the inaugural of the Church of South India in 1947. About the diocese The diocese spreads over the Mayiladuthurai district, Nagapattinam District, Tiruvarur District, Thanjavur District, Tiruchirappalli District, a part of Perambalur District, Karur District, a part of Tirupur district, a part of Coimbatore District, a part of Cuddalore District, a part of Pudukottai District, a part of Ariyalur District and part of the Union Territory of Puducherry & Karaikal. For administration purposes the diocese is subdivided into eight District Church Councils(DCC) - Thanjavur DCC, Tiruchirappalli DCC, Perambalur-Collidam DCC, Karur DCC, Dharapuram DCC, Udumalaipettai DCC, Tharangambadi-Nagapattinam DCC and the Anaimalai Hills DCC. The diocese had a memb ...
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Tirunelveli Diocese Of The Church Of South India
The Diocese of Tirunelveli is one among the 24 dioceses of the Church of South India (CSI).It is based at Tirunelveli, in the state of Tamil Nadu, southern India. The diocese has 687 churches, 101 pastors, and a membership of 1,86,000. Holy Trinity Cathedral, at Palayamkottai is the Cathedral of Tirunelveli Diocese. The churches were established by church missionary society (CMS) missionaries and Society for propagating gospel (SPG) missionaries. In the year of 1919 Tinnevely Diocese Trust Association (TDTA)was formed by uniting both mission and also with baptists and presbyterians churches in the neighbourhood. History V. S. Azariah, the first Indian bishop, came from Tirunelveli Diocese Issues in 2015 In November 2015, the Tirunelveli diocese increased the annual membership amount (in Tamil : Kanikkai) from Rs 100 to Rs 500. The retirement age of the pastors also increased by the CSI synod from 65 to 67, and correction was made in the rule to permit pastors to remove someon ...
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Madurai-Ramnad Diocese Of The Church Of South India
The Madurai-Ramnad Diocese is a diocese of Church of South India in Tamil Nadu state of India. The diocese is one among the 24 dioceses of Church of South India. History The diocese was one among the initial 14 dioceses already existing at the time of formation of Church of South India in 1947. About the Diocese The diocese comprises following six districts Madurai, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Theni, Sivagangai, and Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu state. The cathedral church of the diocese is situated at Narimedu, Madurai. Bishops *1947–1959: Lesslie Newbigin *1959–1978: George Devadass *1978–1994: David Gnaniah Pothirajulu *1996–2004: Thavaraj David Eameshttps://www.anglicannews.org/news/1996/10/aco-episcopal-appointments.aspx *2004–2012: Christopher Asir *2013–2022: Marialouis Joseph *2022–present: Jeyasingh Prince Prabhakaran Notable churches *CSI Cathedral , Narimedu, Madurai The Cathedral at Madurai is the biggest Cathedral ...
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Church Of South India
The Church of South India (CSI) is a united Protestant Church in India. It is the result of union of a number of mainline Protestant denominations in South India after independence. The Church of South India is the successor of a number of Protestant denominations in India, including the Church of England; Church of India, Burma and Ceylon (Anglican); the United Church of Christ ( Congregationalist); the British Methodist Church; and the Church of Scotland after Indian Independence. It combined the South India United Church (union of the British Congregationalists and the British Presbyterians); the then 14 Anglican dioceses of South India and one in Sri Lanka; and the South Indian District of the Methodist church. The Church of South India is a member of the Anglican Communion, World Methodist Council and World Communion of Reformed Churches. It is one of four united Protestant churches in the Anglican Communion, World Methodist Council and World Communion of Reformed C ...
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Anglican Diocese Of Coimbatore
The Coimbatore Diocese is one of the 24 dioceses of the Anglican Church of South India (CSI). Office Bearers of the Diocese President = Rt.Rev. Timothy Ravinder Dev Pradeep Vice President = Rev. Jacob Livingston Hon Secretary = Rev. Prince Calvin Hon Treasurer = Mr. Amirtham (A-1 ) History of the Diocese Antony Watson Brough (1861-1936), a missionary who came to Coimbatore from Australia in 1894, has played a major role in the history of the Diocese, served at Coimbatore for two years, moved to Erode in 1897 and established a hospital in Erode, particularly to look after the health needs of Muslim women. Though the hospital is now called CSI Hospital, it is popularly known as Gosh Hospital. It is next to the church, named in his memory, on Brough Road. He also set up one more hospital in Chennimalai, in memory of his son, who died on the battlefront during World War I. In all, Brough established 94 schools in and around Erode and two hospitals. The diocese was form ...
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