Kollam Orthodox Diocese
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Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church | |
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Bishopric | |
Kollam Diocese | |
Location | |
Territory | Kollam |
Headquarters | Bishop's House, Cross Jn., Kollam - 691 001 |
Information | |
First holder | Dionysious V |
Rite | Malankara Rite |
Established | 1876, by Ignatius Peter IV[contradictory] |
Diocese | Kollam Diocese |
Current leadership | |
Parent church | Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
Bishop | H.G Zachariah Mar Anthonios |
Website | |
https://mosc.in/dioceses/diocese-of-kollam |
The Kollam Orthodox Diocese, one of the 30 dioceses of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, was created after the Mulanthuruthy Synod in 1876. H.G. Dr. Joseph Mar Dionysius is the Metropolitan of the diocese, whose head office is in Bishop's House, Cross Junction, Kadappakada, Kollam, Kerala, India.
History
Mathews I moved the diocese's head office from Kottappuram Seminary in
Diocesan Metropolitans
List of Diocesan Metropolitans | |||
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From | Until | Metropolitan | Notes |
1876 | Unknown | Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysious II also known as Dionysious V | First Metropolitan of the diocese (ruled as Malankara Metropolitan ) [2] |
Unknown | 1902 | Chathuruthiyil Geevarghese Mar Gregorios | [3] Second Metropolitan of the diocese |
1902 | 1909 | Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysious II also known as Dionysious V | [2] Ruled Again as the Malankara Metropolitan |
1909 | 1912 | Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril
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Third Metropolitan of the diocese [4] |
1912 | 1934 | Kallasseril Geevarghese Mar Gregorious and as Baselios Geevarghese 2 | Fourth Metropolitan of the diocese [5] as mar Gregorios (1912-1929) as Catholicos (1929-1934) |
1934 | 1941 | Baselios Geevarghese 2 | As Malankara Metropolitan |
1938 | 1941 | Mattackal Alexios Mar Theodosios Episcopa | Assistant Metropolitan |
1941 | 1965 | MattackalAlexios Mar Theodosios | Fifth Metropolitan of the diocese [6] |
1953 | 1960 | Mathews Mar Coorilos Episcopa | Assistant Metropolitan [7] |
1966 | 1991 | Mathews Mar Coorilos(Later Baselios Marthoma Mathews 2 ) | As assistant metropolitan (1960-1966)Sixth Metropolitan of the diocese [8] |
1985 | 1991 | Mathews Mar Epiphanios Episcopa | Assistant metropolitan |
1991 | 2009 | Mathews Mar Epiphanios | Seventh Metropolitan of the diocese [9] |
1991 | 2009 | Zachariah Mar Anthonios Episcopa | Assistant Metropolitan [10] |
2009 | 2022 | Zachariah Mar Anthonios | Eighth Metropolitan of the diocese |
2022 | Present | Joseph Mar Dionysius | Ninth Metropolitan of the diocese |
Major churches
The diocese has 64 parishes. The Kadeesha Syrian Church in Port Kollam, the tomb of Mar Abo in Thevalakkara, St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church in West Kallada, and St. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church in Kundara are its oldest religious buildings. Kundara Seminary, the Nedumpaikulam St. George Orthodox Syrian Church, and the Nallila Bethel St. George Orthodox Syrian Church are other churches.
Parishes
- Ananthamon Sehion St. George Orthodox Church
- Ambalanirap St. George Orthodox Church
- Chowallor St. George Orthodox Church
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Chittumala
- Edavattom St. George Orthodox Church
- Edakulangara Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church
- Erathukulakkada Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church
- Kadamanthadom Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church
- Karimthottuva St. Mary's Orthodox Church
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church, West Kallada
- St. George Orthodox Church, East Kallada
- St. George Orthodox Church, Kareepra
- St. George Orthodox Church, Puthoor
- Kunathoor St. George Orthodox Church
- Kulakkada St.George Orthodox Church
- Kadeeshtha Orthodox Church, Kundara
- St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Kundara
- St. George Orthodox Church, Kaithacode
- St. Elijah Orthodox Church, Koduvila
- Kollam Kadeesha Orthodox Church
- St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Kollam
- Mar Semavoon Desthuni Orthodox Church, Manjakala
- St. Mary's Salem Orthodox Church, Manappally
- St. George Orthodox Church, Maruthoorbhagam
- Mar Thevodoros Orthodox Church, Madhavasseri
- St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, Maranadu
- Mar Barsauma Orthodox Church, Maranadu
- St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Mukhathala
- St.George Orthodox Church, Mukhathala
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Muthupilakkadu
- St. George Orthodox Church, Muthupilakkadu
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Mynagapally
- St. George Orthodox Church, Nallila
- St. Gabriel Orthodox Church, Nallila
- St. George Orthodox Church, Nadutheri
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Nedumbaikulam
- St. George Orthodox Church, Nedumbaikulam
- St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Pattazhy
- St. George Orthodox Church, Pattazhy
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Pattazhy
- Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Pattazhy
- St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Pandithitta
- St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Perinadu
- Mar Kuriakose Orthodox Church, Perayam
- St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, Perumpuzha
- St. George Orthodox Church, Puthoor
- Mar Baselios Gregorios Orthodox Church, Poruvazhy
- St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Sooranad
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Sooranad
- St. Thomas Orthodox Valiyapally, Thazhava
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Thalavoor
- Marthamariam Orthodox Church, Thamarakkudy
- Marthamariam Orthodox Church, Thevalakara
- St. George Orthodox Church, Thevalappuram
- St. George Orthodox Church, Kundara Kuzhimathikadu
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Perinad
- St. Thomas Orthodox puthenpally , Thrippilazhikom
- St. Thomas Orthodox sehion church, Thrippilazhikom
References
- ^ a b c d e f Malankara Orthodox Church Encyclopedia (Malayalam) (1993 ed.). Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam. pp. 268–269.
- ^ a b "Dionysious V". malankaraorthodoxchurch.in.
- ^ "Geevarghese Mar Gregorious". mosc.in.
- ^ "Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril". malankaraorthodoxchurch.in.
- ^ "Geevarghese Mar Gregorious". mosc.in.
- ^ "Alexious Mar Thevedosius". malankaraorthodoxchurch.in.
- ^ "Mathews Mar Coorilos". mosc.in.
- ^ "Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews I". mosc.in.
- ^ "Mathews Mar Epiphanios". mosc.in.
- ^ "Zachariah Mar Anthonios". mosc.in.