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Tamil Christians
Christianity in the state of Tamil Nadu, India is the second largest religion in the state. According to tradition, St. Thomas, one of the twelve apostles, landed in Malabar Coast (modern day Kerala) in AD 52. In the colonial age many Portuguese, Dutch, British and Italian Christians came to Tamil Nadu. Priests accompanied them not only to minister the colonisers but also to spread the Christian faith among the non-Christians in Tamil Nadu. Currently, Christians are a minority community comprising 6% of the total population. Christians are mainly concentrated in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu - Kanyakumari (47.7% of the population, 2011), Thoothukudi (19%, 2011) and Tirunelveli (15%, 2011). The Roman Catholic Church, the Church of South India, the Pentecostals, The Salvation Army Church, the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, the Evangelical Church of India, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhome Basilica
San Thome Church, officially known as St Thomas Cathedral Basilica and National Shrine of Saint Thomas, is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church in India, at the Santhome neighbourhood of Madras (Chennai), in Tamil Nadu. The present structure dates to 1523 AD, when it was rebuilt by the Portuguese, over the tomb of Thomas the Apostle, one of the Twelve commissioned by Jesus Christ. ''indiastudychannel.com''. Retrieved 30 August 2021 In 1896, it was renovated in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacobite Syrian Christian Church
The Jacobite Syrian Christian Church (JSCC), or the Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in India also known as Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church, the Jacobite Syrian Church, and the Syriac Orthodox Church in India, is a catholicate based in Kerala, India, of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch and part of the Oriental Orthodox Church. It recognizes the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East as supreme head of the church. It functions autonomously within the church, administered by the Metropolitan Trustee, under the authority of the Maphrian of India, Baselios Thomas I. Following schism with the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, is currently the only church in Malankara that is directly under a Syriac Christian Antiochian hierarchy, claiming continuity to the 1665 schism. The church employs the West Syriac Rite Liturgy of Saint James. Name Emperor Justin I supported the Chalcedonians. Severus of Antioch, who was not a Chalcedoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Diocese Of Madras
The Diocese of Madras 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. History The year 1640 marks the beginning of the Diocese of Madras in the Church of South India, being the year of the founding of the city of Madras, and it was only in 1647 that a Chaplain of the merchant fleet of the East India Company came ashore to celebrate Holy Communion in a temporary chapel in the Fort St. George. With the consecration of the oldest Anglican Church on the east of the Suez Canal in 1680 in the precincts of the Fort, dedicated to St Mary the Blessed virgin, under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of London, came established presence of the non-Roman Catholic Church in Madras. The next 150 years saw the growth of the Christian population in Madras. It became obvious that St Mary's Church in the Fort cannot serve the growing and spread-out Christian population. So in 1815 the Church of St&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Madurai
The Archdiocese of Madurai ( la, Madhuraien(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church. Its episcopal see the city of Madurai, India. History * 8 January 1938: Established as the Diocese of Madura from the Diocese of Trichinopoly * 21 October 1950: Renamed as Diocese of Madurai * 9 September 1953: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madurai Leadership * Archbishops of Madurai **Archbishop Antony Pappusamy (26 July 2014 – present) ** Archbishop Peter Fernando (22 March 2003 – 26 July 2014) ** Archbishop Marianus Arokiasamy (3 July 1987 – 22 March 2003) ** Archbishop Casimir Gnanadickam, S.J. (3 December 1984 – 26 January 1987) ** Archbishop Justin Diraviam (13 April 1967 – 3 December 1984) ** Archbishop John Peter Leonard, S.J. (19 September 1953 – 13 April 1967) * Bishops of Madurai ** Bishop John Peter Leonard, S.J. (later Archbishop) (8 January 1938 – 19 September 1953) Suffragan dioceses * Dindigul * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Madras And Mylapore
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore/Madras and Myliapor ( la, Madraspolitan(us) et Meliaporen(sis)) is an archdiocese based in the city of Madras (now ''Chennai''), in India. It took also the name of the ancient diocese of Mylapore, now a part of Chennai. History * 9 January 1606: erection of the diocese of Mylapore by pope Paul V by agreement with the king of Portugal who received power to appoint bishops and priests and, in a generall way, to look after the evangelization of the area (Padroado system and jurisdiction) * 1642: Madras Capuchin Mission founded by French Capuchin Missionary Fr. Ephrem de Nevers was Established as Prefecture Vicariate of Fort Saint George This was an independent jurisdiction of the Propaganda Fide from the Padroado Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore * 1832: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Madras * 1 September 1886: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras * 10 October 1950: The Padroado system is cancelled. The Diocese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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