The Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese is a diocese of
Church of South India in
Tamil nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
state of
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 so ...
.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
Nazareth is a town in the Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Geography
Nazareth is situated near the southern tip of the country. It was named by early Christian missionaries in memory of the city of Nazareth Israel, whe ...
.
History
Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese was bifurcated from Tirunelveli diocese and its formed on 25 October 2003 bifurcating areas from
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
Thomas Kanjirappally Oommen (born 29 November 1953) is an Indian Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of the Madhya Kerala Diocese and Moderator of Church of South India.
Early years
Thomas K Oommen was born on 29 November 1953, to an agrarian S ...
*2017–present:
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 Colleges
# Jayaraj Annapackiam CSI College of Engineering,
Nazareth
# Dr.G.U. Pope College of Engineering,
Sawyerpuram
Sawyerpuram is a town ''panchayat'' in Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Microliths are found in large in numbers around Sawyerpuram (and additionally in Kulattur, Tirunelveli). They were found embedded in the fossil-bearing sand dunes. Th ...
Polytechnic College
# Jayaraj Annapackiam CSI Polytechnic College,
Nazareth
Arts Colleges
#
Nazareth Margoschis College at Pillaiyanmanai,
Nazareth
#
Pope's College,
sawyerpuram
Sawyerpuram is a town ''panchayat'' in Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Microliths are found in large in numbers around Sawyerpuram (and additionally in Kulattur, Tirunelveli). They were found embedded in the fossil-bearing sand dunes. Th ...
# Bishop Caldwell College,
Thoothukudi
Thoothukudi (formerly Tuticorin) is a port city, a municipal corporation and an industrial city in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The city lies in the Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal. Thoothukudi is the capital and he ...
Nursing College
# CSI St. Luke's College of Nursing,
Nazareth
Teaching and Education Colleges
# Rev.John Thomas college of Education for Women,
Megnanapuram
# R.M.P C.S.I P.S.K Rajaratnam College of Education,
Sathankulam
Sathankulam is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Sathankulam town is located in the banks of the Karumeni river. It is from Tiruchendur and from Tirunelveli and from Thoothukudi and from Nagercoil a ...
# Dr.G.U. Pope College of Education,
Sawyerpuram
Sawyerpuram is a town ''panchayat'' in Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Microliths are found in large in numbers around Sawyerpuram (and additionally in Kulattur, Tirunelveli). They were found embedded in the fossil-bearing sand dunes. Th ...
# St. John's Teacher Training Institute,
Nazareth
Schools
# Higher Secondary Schools - 21
# High Schools - 6
# Middle Schools - 70
# Primary Schools - 243
# Special Schools - 2
CBSE School
# Victoria Schoo
Thoothukudi
Hospitals
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St. Luke's Hospital, Nazareth
St. Luke's Hospital is a private, Christian, minority-run hospital in Nazareth, Tamil Nadu, India. It is administered by the C.S.I. Thoothukudi–Nazareth Diocese.
History
The hospital was established in 1870 by the first qualified doctor of ...
# St. Luke's Leprosarium, Peikulam
# St. Raphael's Hospital, Sawyerpuram
# St. Barnaba Hospital, Nagalapuram
# Diocesan Mission Hospital, Thoothukudi
Industrial Training Institute
#
Art Industrial School
Art Industrial School is located in Nazareth, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a private Industrial Training Institute (I.T.I.).
History
In the year 1877, there was a severe famine at the erstwhile Tinnevelly District. Thousands of people died. Conse ...
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Nazareth
Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese Statistics
*Total number of Baptized : 1,71,566
*Total number of Communicants : 1,27,336
*Total number of Clergy : 113
*Total number of Churches : 533
*Total number of Pastorates : 106
*Total number of Councils : 6
See also
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Church of South India
*
Diocese of Tirunelveli of the Church of South India, Tirunelveli Diocese
*
Madurai-Ramnad Diocese
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Diocese of Madras
*
Trichy-Tanjore Diocese
*
Diocese of Coimbatore
*
Diocese of Kanyakumari
*
Christianity in Tamil Nadu
*
Church of North India
*
Christianity in India
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St. John's Cathedral, Nazareth
St. John's Cathedral is the cathedral of the Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese of the Church of South India.
History
In 1803, a site of a village was purchased by the Rev. J.C. Kohloff, S.P.C.K. missionary. The same year, that village by the n ...
External links
CSI Thoothukudi Nazareth DioceseAbishehanathar Church
CSI Thoothukudi Nazareth Youth Association
Global Missionary Societydharmapuri
{{Churches in India
Church of South India dioceses, Thoothukudi-Nazareth
Christian organizations established in 2003
2003 establishments in Tamil Nadu
Christianity in Tamil Nadu