Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church - Idukki Diocese | |
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Governance | Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
Primate | Baselios Marthoma Mathews III |
Metropolitan | Zachariah Severios |
Language | Malayalam, English, Hindi, Konkani, Kannada, Syriac |
Headquarters | Catholicate Palace, Kottayam, Kerala, India |
Founder | Thomas the Apostle |
Independence | Apostolic Age |
Recognition | Oriental Orthodox |
Official website | [1] |
Idukki Diocese is one of the 30 dioceses of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocese was formed in 1982 with the parishes in Idukki district in Kerala. [1] The Idukki Diocesan metropolitan's bishop house is Gathsemon Aramana which is situated at Chakkupallam. Zachariah Mar Severios is the Metropolitan of Idukki Diocese.
Idukki Diocese was formed in 1982. This diocese was formed by the partition of Kottayam Diocese in 1982. The first metropolitan of Idukki Diocese was Mathews Mar Barnabas. He bought the land at Chakkupallam and constructed the bishop's house named Gathesemon Aramana.
The parishes in the diocese scattered across large geographical area. Located in the hilly forest area, the distance among the parishes are quite far from each other.
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church - Idukki Diocese | |
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Governance | Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
Primate | Baselios Marthoma Mathews III |
Metropolitan | Zachariah Severios |
Language | Malayalam, English, Hindi, Konkani, Kannada, Syriac |
Headquarters | Catholicate Palace, Kottayam, Kerala, India |
Founder | Thomas the Apostle |
Independence | Apostolic Age |
Recognition | Oriental Orthodox |
Official website | [1] |
Idukki Diocese is one of the 30 dioceses of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocese was formed in 1982 with the parishes in Idukki district in Kerala. [1] The Idukki Diocesan metropolitan's bishop house is Gathsemon Aramana which is situated at Chakkupallam. Zachariah Mar Severios is the Metropolitan of Idukki Diocese.
Idukki Diocese was formed in 1982. This diocese was formed by the partition of Kottayam Diocese in 1982. The first metropolitan of Idukki Diocese was Mathews Mar Barnabas. He bought the land at Chakkupallam and constructed the bishop's house named Gathesemon Aramana.
The parishes in the diocese scattered across large geographical area. Located in the hilly forest area, the distance among the parishes are quite far from each other.