Adoor Kadampanad Orthodox Diocese

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Diocese of Adoor Kadampanad
Orthodox
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Location
Country India
Territory Adoor, Kadampanad
MetropolitanVacant, H.H. Baselios Marthoma Mathews III
HeadquartersSreyas Aramana, Mar Epiphanios Centre, Kannamcode, Adoor P.O Pathanamthitta – 691 523
Information
First holder Zacharias Mar Aprem
Rite Malankara Rite
Established15 August 2010
DioceseAdoor Kadampanad Diocese
Current leadership
Parent church Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
BishopVacant
Website
Adoor Kadampanad Diocese

Adoor Kadampanad Diocese is one of 32 dioceses of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocese was created on 15 August 2010. Zacharias Aprem was the last Metropolitan. The head office is located in Mar Ephipanios center, Sreyas Aramana, Kannamkode, Adoor. Since Zacharias Mar Aprem's removal from administrative duties due to controversial remarks, [1] the diocese has been directly controlled by Baselios Marthoma Mathews III from Devalokam.

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This diocese is a stronghold of monasticism in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, with the monastery of Mount Tabor Dayara, Pathanapuram with 51 monks along with the convents of Mount Tabor Convent, Pathanapuram which has 50 nuns, Nazareth Convent in Kadampanad with 19 nuns, and Saint Mary Convent in Adoor with 8 nuns. [2] The Community of the Love of God (CLG), a contemplative sisterhood of the Malankara Orthodox Church, finds its spiritual home and origin within the bounds of this diocese. [3]

The population of the Kadampanad region, over which this diocese has jurisdiction is majority Malankara Orthodox, making it one of the few places in Kerala where Orthodox Church members form the total majority of the population. [4]

The diocese's co-cathedrals of Saint Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Adoor and Saint Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Kadampanad have about 1,100 and 1,400 member families, respectively.

History

Adoor Kadampanad Diocese was created on 15 September 2010. H.G. Dr.Zacharias Mar Aprem serves as its first Metropolitan. [5] The diocese was created mainly by the partition of Kollam Diocese. Some parishes of Thiruvananthapuram, Mavelikkara, Chengannur, and Thumpamon dioceses added to this diocese. [5] [6]

Diocesan Metropolitans

Adoor Kadampanad Orthodox Diocesan Metropolitans
FromUntilMetropolitanNotes
201023-May-2025 [7] Zacharias mar Aprem 1st Metropolitan of the diocese

Parish list

Adoor

Parakkod

. [5]

Enathu

Kadampanadu

St.Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Kadampanad St.Thomas Malankara Syrian Orthodox Cathedral, Kadampanad, Adoor, Established - AD 325.jpg
St.Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Kadampanad

Pathanapuram

Chapels

Adoor

Parakkod

Kadampanadu

Pathanapuram

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kalpana No. 131/2025 – Adoor-Kadampanad Diocese" (PDF). mosc.in. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Gregorios, Paulose. "The Indian Orthodox Church: An Overview" (PDF). US Archives. Sophia Publications. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Viewing Service Of Rev. Sr. Helen C L G (92), Nazareth Convent". YouTube. Mar Abo Media Wing. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Varghese, Anuja Susan. "Church row sore point, but loyalties remain unchanged". New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Adoor Kadampanadu Diocese - Diary 2011 (2011 ed.). Vaideeka Sangham, Adoor Kadampanadu Diocese. pp. 30–31.
  6. ↑ "Diocese of Adoor-Kadampanad Diocese". mosc.in. Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.
  7. ↑ "Kalpana No. 131/2025 – Adoor-Kadampanad Diocese" (PDF). mosc.in. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

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