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Malankara Orthodox Diocese Of Northeast America
The Diocese of Northeast America is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocese has jurisdiction over eastern parts of the United States and eastern parts of Canada. The diocese is headquartered at Muttontown, New York, Muttontown, New York (state), New York. History The diocese of Northeast America came into existence in 2009 by dividing the then existed American Diocese. Timeline * 1970's Many parishes and congregations of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church were started in America. * 1976 The parishes in America were placed under the authority of Mumbai Orthodox Diocese, Bombay Diocese. * 1979 A new diocese for America is formed and H.G. Dr. Thomas Mar Makarios was appointed as the first metropolitan of the diocese. * 1991 The Malankara Metropolitan was the ruling hierarch of the American Diocese with Mathews Mar Barnabas as Auxiliary. * 1993 Mathews Mar Barnabas enthroned as the metropolitan of the diocese. * 2002 Zacha ...
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Diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the Roman diocese, diocese (Latin ''dioecesis'', from the Greek language, Greek term διοίκησις, meaning "administration"). Christianity was given legal status in 313 with the Edict of Milan. Churches began to organize themselves into Roman diocese, dioceses based on the Roman diocese, civil dioceses, not on the larger regional imperial districts. These dioceses were often smaller than the Roman province, provinces. Christianity was declared the Empire's State church of the Roman Empire, official religion by Theodosius I in 380. Constantine the Great, Constantine I in 318 gave litigants the right to have court cases transferred from the civil courts to the bishops. This situ ...
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Zachariah Mar Nicholovos
Zachariah Nicholovos is Metropolitan of Northeast American Diocese of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC) also known as the Indian Orthodox Church (IOC) or simply as the Malankara Church, is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church headquartered in Devalokam, near Kottayam, India. The church serve .... References 1959 births Living people Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church bishops {{US-bishop-stub ...
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Oriental Orthodox Dioceses In The United States
The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of ''Occident'', the Western World. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the continent of Asia, loosely classified into the Western Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, and sometimes including the Caucasus. Originally, the term ''Orient'' was used to designate only the Near East, and later its meaning evolved and expanded, designating also the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, or the Far East. The term ''oriental'' is often used to describe objects from the Orient; however in the United States it is considered an outdated and often offensive term by some, especially when used to refer to people of East Asian and Southeast Asian descent. Etymology The term "Orient" derives from the Latin word ''oriens'' meaning "east" (lit. "rising" < ''orior'' " rise"). The use of the w ...
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Oriental Orthodoxy In North America
Oriental Orthodoxy in North America represents adherents, religious communities, institutions and organizations of Oriental Orthodox Christianity in North America, including the United States, Canada, Mexico and other North American states. Oriental Orthodox Christians in North America are traditionally organized in accordance with their patrimonial ecclesiastical jurisdictions, with each community having its own structure of dioceses and parishes. Most Oriental Orthodox Christians in North America belong to Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Indian, Syriac and some other communities, representing religious majority or minority within a particular community. Oriental Orthodox jurisdictions are organized within the ''Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches''. Jurisdictions Historically, Oriental Orthodoxy was introduced to North America during the 19th century, mainly through emigration of Christians from the Middle East, Caucasus, North Africa and India. Honoring ...
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Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Dioceses
Malankara may refer to: * Malankara Church, a collection of Indian apostolic churches ** Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, an Oriental Orthodox denomination in India ** Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic denomination in India * Malankara Metropolitan, a legal title given to the head of the Malankara Church Puthenkoor Christians * Malankara Rite, a version of the West Syriac liturgical rite * Malankara–Persia relations, relations between Christians of Malankara and Persia * Malankara Catholic College, Mariagiri Malankara Syrian Catholic College, Mariagiri, Tamil Nadu, India is owned and managed by the Eparchy of Marthandam of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, with the approval of the government of Tamil Nadu, and is affiliated to Manonmaniam Sunda ..., Tamil Nadu, India See also * Malabar (other) {{disambiguation ...
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Indian-American Culture
Indian Americans or Indo-Americans are citizens of the United States with ancestry from India. The United States Census Bureau uses the term Asian Indian to avoid confusion with Native Americans, who have also historically been referred to as "Indians" and are known as "American Indians". With a population of more than four and a half million, Indian Americans make up 1.4% of the U.S. population and are the largest group of South Asian Americans, as well as the second largest group of Asian Americans after Chinese Americans. Indian Americans are the highest-earning ethnic group in the United States.Multiple sources: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Terminology In the Americas, the term "Indian" had historically been used to describe indigenous people since European colonization in the 15th century. Qualifying terms such as " American Indian" and " East Indian" were and still are commonly used in order to avoid ambiguity. The U.S. government has since coined the term "Native Am ...
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Valley Cottage, New York
Valley Cottage is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Clarkstown, New York, United States. It is located northeast of West Nyack, northwest of Central Nyack east of Bardonia, south of Congers, northwest of Nyack, and west of Upper Nyack. The population was 9,107 at the 2010 census. Geography Valley Cottage is located at (41.117862, −73.942531). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics At the census of 2000, there were 9,269 people, 3,347 households, and 2,379 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,168.7 per square mile (838.1/km2). There were 3,410 housing units at an average density of 797.9/sq mi (308.3/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.16% white, 3.59% African American, .09% Native American, 9.81% Asian, .13% Pacific Islander, 1.89% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.71% of the population. There were 3,347 ...
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Malankara Orthodox Diocese Of Southwest America
The Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Southwest America, sometimes referred to as the Southwest Diocese or DS-WA is a diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocesan headquarters are located in Beasley, Texas a suburban city in Texas 40 miles from downtown Houston. The southwest diocese covers several churches in the U.S. states, and Canada. History American diocese The American diocese was established in 1979 by Thomas Makarios. In 1991, after the death of Makarios, Mathews Barnabas was enthroned as metropolitan in 1993. In 2002, Zachariah Nicholovos was appointed as the assistant metropolitan. Formation of the Southwest Diocese The Diocese was formed by order number 145/2009 signed by the Catholicos of the Apostolic Throne of St. Thomas and Malankara Metropolitan Malankara Metropolitan is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of the Malankara Syrian Church, previously by the Government of Travancore and Cochin in South India. This title was awar ...
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Mathews Mar Barnabas
Mathews Mar Barnabas (9 August 1924 - 9 December 2012) was a Metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. Early life Mathews Mar Barnabas was born as one of a set of twins to Kuruvilla and Mariamma from the Kidangethu Thompra family in Kallarackaparampil house at Valayanchirangara, India. His grandfather and uncle were Orthodox priests. In his childhood, he was called Mathukutty. At the age of seven, he made the decision to become a monk and became vegetarian. His sister later became Rev. Sister Mary, a member of the Kishakkambalam convent. He and his twin brother used to stay in the Gathsemon Dayara monastery at Piramadam, near Muvattupuzha during their school vacation and experienced monastic life under the guidance of their uncle Fr K.P. Paulose. Education He studied Biology at Madras Christian College and did his Masters in Botany in Osmania University while serving the parish in Secunderabad. He began his theological studies under the guidance of his uncle Fr ...
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Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC) also known as the Indian Orthodox Church (IOC) or simply as the Malankara Church, is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church headquartered in Devalokam, near Kottayam, India. The church serves India's Saint Thomas Christian (also known as ''Nasrani'') population. According to tradition, these communities originated in the missions of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century (circa 52 AD).''The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 5''
by Erwin Fahlbusch. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing – 2008. p. 285. .
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Thomas Mar Makarios
Thomas Mar Makarios (born 26 May 1926 in India and died on 23 Feb 2008 in Newcastle, England) was the founder of the diocese of the United States and Canada of the Malankara Orthodox Church and the first metropolitan of the UK, Europe , Africa diocese , the diocese of the United States and Canada and the Diocese of Bombay . Makarios began his career as a school teacher in India, resigning this position to study theology. He was ordained a priest in 1952, and was appointed first vicar of the Malankara Orthodox Church in New Delhi. In 1963 he entered the United States to study for an advanced degree, receiving a Master's in religion from Virginia Theological Seminary, and a doctorate in theology from Union Theological Seminary of Richmond, Virginia. Upon returning to India he was appointed a Professor of church history at the Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kottayam. He was elevated to bishop in 1975 and appointed the first Metropolitan Bishop of the new Bombay Diocese. Indian ...
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Mumbai Orthodox Diocese
Bombay Diocese is a diocese of the Indian Orthodox Church located at The Orthodox Church Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai. History The parishes in Mumbai Region were part of the Outside Kerala Diocese until the Bombay Diocese was formed in 1976. The first parish in Mumbai was St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Cathedral in Dadar, which was consecrated in 1951 by the late Catholicos Baselios Geevarghese II. The present Diocese of Mumbai was formed in 1976, with Thomas Mar Makarios as its first bishop. The Diocese established the first Gregorian Community in Roha near Mumbai, with the motto ''"worship, study, and service"''. Named after the saint Mary, the community aimed to create a space for young people to meet and experience the richness of nature, to induct them to the monastic life and worship patterns, and to instill a sense of commitment and service to the community. Diocesan Metropolitan Parishes 1. Ahmednagar St. Marys Orthodox Church 2. Ambernath St. Gregorios Orthodox Church ...
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