Diocese of Northern Karnataka of the Church of South India

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Diocese of Karnataka Northern Diocese
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical province Church of South India
Statistics
Congregations85
Information
CathedralHoly Name Cathedral, Hubli
Current leadership
BishopMartin C Borgai

Karnataka Northern Diocese is one among the twenty-two dioceses of the Church of South India which covers the churches in the northern part of Karnataka state. The Church of South India is a United Protestant denomination.

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History of the Diocese

Protestantism spread here mainly through the activities of the Basel Missionaries who came from Germany around 1836. [1]

About

The diocese has the preview of 12 districts in Karnataka state consisting of Bellary, Bijapur, Chitradurga, Dharwad, Shimoga, Uttar Kannada, Haveri, Davangeri, Gadag, Koppal and Bagalkot . The diocese has 85 churches under its administration. The headquarters of the Karnataka Northern Diocese is at Dharwad.

List of bishops

Erstwhile Mysore Diocese
Karnataka Northern Diocese

Notable Churches under the Diocese

Established on 1988, this church is among the most diverse churches in Hubli. Mainly it serves the citizens of Anandnagr, Manjunathnagar, Old Hubli, JP Nagar, and other adjacent areas.

Located right next to Anandnagar bus stand and have access to basic amenities and can accommodate over 150 worshipers.

In 1919, A L Bradbury was posted to India to preach and train the backward community as well as prisoners as per the orders of Mr Start. Accordingly, Bradbury came to Hubli and started holding religious meetings. In 1925, Bradbury decided to build a church in Ghantikeri area. The foundation for this church was laid by Remington in 1928, who named it as ‘Holy Name’. Bradbury took the help of prisoners in constructing the church. The new church was inaugurated on 7 August 1928 by Wilson. The church was declared as Holy Name Cathedral on 1 May 1970 and included in Karnataka Northern Diocese. This church has a distinction of having ordained the first Indian bishop William Karl on 25 April 1971. [4]

The All Saints Church located on Dharwad Halyal Road is one of the oldest churches in Dharwad, about 20 km from Hubli. This Anglican church was constructed in the year 1888 in European style of architecture.

The church was established in 1998. Residents of areas such as Hosur, Vikas Nagar, Siddlingeshwar Park, Rajdhani colony attend services here.

Educational Institutions under Diocese

Basel Mission Higher Education centre and Basel Mission Primary Education Centre which runs 22 educational institutions comes under Karnataka Northern Diocese.

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References

  1. "Reverend Ravikumar James is new bishop of Karnataka Northern Diocese". The Times of India. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. K. M. George, Church of South India: Life in Union, 1947-1997, Jointly published by Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge New Delhi and Christava Sahitya Samithi, Tiruvalla, 1999.
  3. The Hindu, July 2012, 2012. Niranjan is new bishop of North Karnataka Diocese.
  4. History of Holy Name Cathedral