Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India

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Diocese of Jaffna
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Location
Country Sri Lanka
Information
Denomination Protestantism
Established27 September 1947
Cathedral St. Thomas' Cathedral, Vaddukoddai
Current leadership
Bishop of JaffnaRt. Rev. Dr. V. Pathmathayalan
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The Jaffna Diocese is the Church of South India diocese for northern Sri Lanka. The current bishop (known as the Bishop of Jaffna or the Bishop of the Church of South India in the Jaffna Diocese) is Rt. Rev. Dr. V. Pathmathayalan. The Church of South India is a United Protestant denomination.

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History

The Church of South India was established on 27 September 1947 as a union of the South India Provincial Synod of Methodist Church, the South India United Church (Congregational, Presbyterian and Reformed) and the southern dioceses of the Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon (Anglican). [1] [2] The Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India (JDCSI) was one of the 24 dioceses of the new church. Sabapathy Kulendran was enthroned as the first Bishop of Jaffna on 10 October 1947. [3]

Bishops

#BishopTook officeLeft office
1st S. Kulendran [4] 19471970
2nd D. J. Ambalavanar [5] [6] 19711993
3rd S. Jebanesan [7] [8] 19932005
4th Daniel Thiagarajah 20062022
5th Veluppillai Pathmathyalan 2023

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References

  1. ↑ "History". Church of South India. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  2. ↑ "Church of South India". World Council of Churches. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008.
  3. ↑ "JDCSI: Reminiscent reflections of an 11-year old". Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  4. ↑ Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 88.
  5. ↑ Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. pp. 4–5.
  6. ↑ "Death of Bishop Ambalavanar". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) . 12 October 1997.
  7. ↑ Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. pp. 62–63.
  8. ↑ Thiruvarangan, Mahendran (5 April 2005). "Rev. Dr. S. Jebanesan - a versatile personality". Daily News (Sri Lanka) . Archived from the original on 27 May 2009.
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