Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Niranam

Last updated

Diocese of Niranam
Orthodox
Malankara Emblem.png
Catholicate Emblem
Location
Country India
Territory Niranam
MetropolitanH. G. Yuhanon Mar Chrysostamos
HeadquartersBethany Aramana, Thiruvalla, Kerala – 689 101
Information
First holder Gregorios of Parumala
Rite Malankara Rite
Established1876, by Ignatius Peter IV
DioceseNiranam Diocese
Parent church Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Website
Niranam Diocese

The Diocese of Niranam is one of the 32 diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church located at Niranam, Kerala, India.

Contents

History

The Diocese of Niranam is created in 1876 with 22 parishes. [1] The first Metropolitan of the diocese was Parumala Mar Gregorios who was later declared by the Holy Synod in 1947 as the saint of the church. Parumala Seminary was the first Diocesan Headquarters.

Today there are 76 parishes and 6 chapels in the diocese. St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Niranam popularly known as Niranam Valiyapally, which is believed to be established by St. Thomas the Apostle in AD 54 [2] is a parish under the Niranam diocese. The diocese controls Karunagiri M.G.D Ashram, Balabhavan, Thiruvalla Marthamariam Mandiram Hostel and Aged Home. [3]

The diocesan headquarters is at Bethany Aramana, Thiruvalla. In 2023, the present Metropolitan is Dr. Yuhanon Mar Crysostomos. [4] [5]

Diocesan Metropolitan

Niranam Orthodox Diocesan Metropolitan
FromUntilMetropolitanNotes
10-Dec-187602-Nov-1902 Saint Gregorios of Parumala Saint of the church and first Indian origin to declared as Saint, entombed at Parumala Church
02-Nov-190211-Jul-1909 Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysious II Malankara Metropolitan, entombed at Pazhaya Seminary, Kottayam
11-Jul-19091912 Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril Malankara Metropolitan, entombed at Pazhaya Seminary, Kottayam
19121933 Geevarghese Mar Gregorios Later Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan, entombed at Aramana Chapel, Devalokam
19331937Joseph Mar Severios, ValakkuzhiyilJoined Syro Malankara Catholic Church in 1937
19371940 Baselios Geevarghese II Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan, entombed at Aramana Chapel, Devalokam
19401972Thoma Mar DionysiusEntombed at Mount Tabor Dayara, Pathanapuram
19721975 Baselios Augen I Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan, entombed at Aramana Chapel, Devalokam
19751976 Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews I Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan, entombed at Aramana Chapel, Devalokam
19762007 Geevarghese Mar Osthathios Entombed at St. Paul's Mission Chapel, Mavelikkara
2007Present Yuhanon Mar Chrysostamos 10th Metropolitan of the diocese
Assistant Metropolitan
FromUntilMetropolitanNotes
19721975Mathews Mar AthanasiusAssistant metropolitan
20052007 Yuhanon Mar Chrysostamos Assistant metropolitan

List of Parishes

St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Niranam St Mary's Church Niranam.jpg
St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Niranam

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Diocese". dioceseofniranam.org. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Niranam Valiyapally - St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church, Niranam". Niranamchurch.com. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "History of the Diocese". dioceseofniranam.org. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Kalloopparapally Church website, Retrieved 2023-05-31
  5. ↑ "Diocesan Bishop". malankaraorthodoxchurch.in. Retrieved 24 November 2012.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.