Bangalore Diocese is a

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, pro ...

of the

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 ...

also known as

Indian Orthodox 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 ...

located in

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

History

The diocese came into existence from 1 April 2009 from the Madras Diocese. The Diocese was administered by the Catholicose and assisted by H.G. Abraham Mar Epiphanios, Metropolitan of Sultan Battery Diocese as the Assistant Metropolitan of Bangalore Diocese. H.G. Dr. Abraham Mar Seraphim is the first Metropolitan of the Bangalore Diocese who took in-charge on 15-08-2010. The area covered by the diocese include the state of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

and 3 parishes from Gulf. The Diocese has two Mission Projects one at Eluru in

and one at Bilikere in

Metropolitans

Metropolitans 1)H.H Baselios Marthoma Didymos 1 (2009-2010) 2)H.G Puthenveettil Dr. Abraham Mar Seraphim(2010-present) Assistant Metropolitans 1)H.G Vattamparambil Dr. Abraham Mar Epiphanios (2009-2010) *

List of parishes

Karnataka

* St. Gregorios Orthodox Cathedral, Bangalore * St. George Orthodox Church (Georgian Pilgrim Center) Indiranagar 2nd Stage, Bangalore * Mar Yuhanon Mamdana Orthodox Church, Krishna Rajapuram, Bangalore * St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Banasawadi, Bangalore * Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Hebbal, Bangalore * St. Dionysius Orthodox Church, Dasarahalli, Bangalore * St. Baselios Orthodox Church, Marthahalli, Bangalore * St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Vijayanagar, Bangalore * St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Mathikere, Bangalore *

St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally (previously St. Mary's Orthodox Church) is an Syriac Orthodox, Orthodox Church, located in Gangamma Circle, Bangalore, India. It is one of the oldest Malankara Orthodox Syrian churches in the city. The Church (bu ...

Gangamma Circle Gangamma Circle is a small area located in Bangalore city, the capital of Karnataka state in India. The place is well known for its religious establishments like St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally,St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Begur, Bangalore
* Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Sarjapur Road * St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Nazarbad, Mysore * St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Tumkur

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

* St. Gregorios Orthodox Cathedral, Hyderabad * St. George Orthodox Church, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad * St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Ramachandrapuram, Hyderabad * St. Andrew's Valiyapally Orthodox Church, West Marredpally, Secunderabad * St. George Orthodox Church, West Godavari * St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Vishakapattanam

UAE

* St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Fujarigh * St. Gregorios Orthodox Congregation, Dibba * St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Ras-Al-Khaima

Notes

References

Bangalore Diocese

Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
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