The Diocese of Karimnagar is a

diocese In 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 provinces were administratively associa ...

of Church of South India in

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...

state of

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is one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India.

History of the Diocese

The Wesleyan Methodist Missionaries from England began working since 1879 in the Districts of Hyderabad, Medak, Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Nalgonda. As a result of their mission work churches were established along with Schools and Hospitals. After the formation of Church of South India in the year 1947, Karimnagar and Nalgonda areas from Medak were annexed to the Dornakal Diocese. Diocese of Karimnagar was formed in the year 1978 by bifurcating Dornakal Diocese. The churches in the district of Karimnagar and Nalgonda were bifurcated from Dornakal Diocese along with Warangal District to form the new diocese.

Bishops

Before the formation of the Church of South India

* V. S. Azariah * A. B. Eliott (1945-1955)

After the formation of the Church of South India before bifurcation

* A. B. Eliott (1945-1955) * P. Solomon (1955-1978)

Post-bifurcation from the Diocese of Dornakal

* B. Prabhudass (1978-1982) * G. Benjamin Devasahayam (1982-1987) * K. E. Swamidass (1987-1992) * S. John Theodore (1992-2007) * P. Surya Prakash (2007-2014) * K. Reuben Mark (2015-)

Notable Churches in the Diocese

*Wesley Cathedral, Karimnagar The CSI Wesley Cathedral church was built by the missionaries in the year 1978. Wesley Cathedral has been completely renovated and rededicated in 2011. The cathedral celebrated its centenary in 2012. *CSI Wesley Church, Jagital

Institutions Under the Diocese

*Bishop Prabhudass Memorial Evangelistic Training School, Jagtial *Bishop K.E.Swamidass Laity Training Institute, Karimnagar *C.S.I High School, Karimnagar *C.S.I High School, Alier *C.S.I Mission High School, Parkal *C.S.I Lant Memorial ITI, Karimnagar *C.S.I Primary School, Jagtial

References

External links

* {{Churches in India

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