Diocese of Madras of the Church of South India
Diocese of Madras | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Church of South India |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 1192 |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St. George's Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 186 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Rt.Rev.Dr. George Stephen Jayaraj |
| Website | |
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The Diocese of Madras is a diocese of Church of South India in Tamil Nadu state of India.The diocese is one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India.
History
The year 1640 marks the beginning of the Diocese of Madras in the
The next 150 years saw the growth of the Christian population in Madras. It became obvious that St Mary's Church in the Fort cannot serve the growing and spread-out Christian population. So in 1815 the Church of
About the Diocese
The Diocese of Madras consists of areas under Chennai (formerly Madras), Nellore, Chinglepet, North and South Arcot and the Tamil speaking areas of Chitoor district. It has around 80,000 members, with 120 presbyters. The diocese has 186 Pastorates and 1192 congregations.
Areas under Diocese of Madras
The Diocese of Madras is divided into four areas.
- Madras North : 51 Pastorates and 140 congregations
- Madras South : 49 Pastorates and 99 congregations
- Central : 47 Pastorates and 592 congregations
- Southern : 39 Pastorates and 361 congregations
Bishops of the Diocese
- 1835–1837: Daniel Corrie
- 1837–1849: George Spencer
- 1849–1861: Thomas Dealtry
- 1861–1899: Frederick Gell
- 1899–1922: Henry Whitehead
- 1922–1941: Edward Waller
- 1941–1947: Michael Hollis
- 1947–1965: David Chellappa
- 1965–1974: Lesslie Newbigin
- 1974–1990: Sundar Clarke
- 1990–1999: Masilamani Azariah[2] (consecrated 2 January 1990)[3]
- 1999–2014: Vedanayagam Devasahayam
- 2016–present: George Stephen Jayaraj
Notable churches of the Diocese
The cathedral was built in 1815. St. George's occupies an important place in the history of Christianity in India. The architecture of St. George's Cathedral is renowned for its tall spire, pillars, marble statues, mural tablets and memorials inside. The Cathedral is a piece of architectural grandeur resting on a tier of steps.
See also
- Church of South India
- Christianity in Tamil Nadu
- Trichy-Tanjore Diocese
- Tirunelveli Diocese
- Madurai-Ramnad Diocese
- Thoothukudi-Nazareth Diocese
- Diocese of Coimbatore
- Diocese of Kanyakumari
References
- SPG. May 1842. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ISBN 9788172145811.