Diocese of Kanyakumari of the Church of South India
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CSI Diocese of Kanyakumari | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Church of South India |
| Headquarters | Diocesan Office, Nagercoil |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 562 |
| Members | 4,91,762 |
| Information | |
| Established | June 2, 1959 |
| Cathedral | CSI Mylaudy |
| Language | Tamil, English, Malayalam |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Royce Manoj Kumar Victor (in-charge) |
| Map | |
.svg) CSI Kanyakumari Diocese | |
| Website | |
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Kanyakumari Diocese is one of the 24 dioceses under the Church of South India, a United Protestant denomination. which consists of CSI churches in Kanyakumari District. The diocese was constituted on 2 June 1959. Anglican diocese established in 1879, later becoming part of the Church of South India (CSI). The South Travancore Diocese was bifurcated into the Kanyakumari Diocese and the South Kerala Diocese in 1959, Arnold Legg who was the Bishop of South Travancore Diocese since 1937, continued to serve as the Bishop of South Kerala Diocese. I.R.H. Gnanadason was the first Bishop of the Kanyakumari Diocese.[1]
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Present status
[edit]The diocese has a membership of 5,91,762 people and has assets, funds and savings of about Rs. 600 crores. The diocese has managed various mission hospitals, schools and colleges built in the early 1800s. and churches
Missionaries
[edit]- William Tobias Ringeltaube
- Vethamonikam desikar
- Charles Mead
- Charles Mault
- Duthie
- Dr Theodore Howard Somervel
- Rev John Abbs
Bishops of the diocese
[edit]Travancore diocese
[edit]- Arnold Legg (27 September 1947 - until 19 December 1959)
Kanyakumari diocese
[edit]- 1959–1973: I.R.H. Gnanadason (consecrated 19 December 1959)[1]
- 1973–1979: C. Selvamony
- 1980–1997: G. Christhudhas
- 1997–2000: M. I. Kesari
- 2000–2018: Gnanasigamony Devakadasham
- 2019–(07-07-2025): A.R.Chelliah[3]
- from 08-07-2025 : Royce Manoj Kumar Victor (in-charge)
Institutions under Kanyakumari Diocese
[edit]School's
[edit]Higher Secondary Schools
- Ringletaube Higher Secondary School, Mylaudy
- Scott Christian Higher Secondary School for Boys, Nagercoil
- Duthie Higher Secondary School for Girls, Nagercoil
- Home church girls Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil
- C.S.I. Higher Secondary School for Girls, Neyyoor
- C.S.I. Higher Secondary School for Girls, Marthandam
- C.S.I. Higher Secondary School for Boys, Marthandam
- C.S.I. Higher Secondary School, Mathicode
- L.M.S. Higher Secondary School, James town
- L.M.S. Higher Secondary School, Christucoil
- C.S.I. Higher Secondary School, Kadamalaikuntu
- C.S.I. Higher Secondary School, Zionpuram
- L.M.S. Higher Secondary School, South Thamaraikulam
- C.S.I. V.V. Higher Secondary School, Irenepuram
- C.S.I. Higher Secondary School, Venkanji
- Hacker Memorial Higher Secondary School, Neyyoor
Matriculation School
- C.S.I. Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil
High Schools
- C.S.I. High School for Girls, Santhapuram
- C.S.I. V. V. High School for Girls, Irenepuram
Middle Schools
- Middle School, Kannangulam
- Middle School, Levinchipuram
- Middle School, Eathamozhi
- Middle School, Corrimony
Primary School
- Duthie Tamil Primary School, Nagercoil
- Duthie Tamil Nursery School, Nagercoil
- Morton (Scott) English Primary School, Nagercoil
- C.S.I. Christ Tamil Primary School, Kamarajapuram
- Sishu Bhavan, Nagercoil
Special School
- C.S.I. School for the Deaf, Kottaram
- School for the Visually Handicapped, Irenepuram
- Bishop Gnanadason Arivu Illam, Kotticode at Chithiramcode.
- C.S.I. School for Mentally Retarded, Alancode
College's
[edit]Arts College
- Scott Christian College, Nagercoil[4]
- Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam[5]
- Women’s Christian College, Nagercoil[6]
- Christian College of Education, Marthandam[7]
- C.S.I. College of Physical Education, Scott College Campus, Nagercoil[8]
Teacher’s Training Institute
- C.S.I. Teacher’s Training Institute, Irenepuram
Polytechnic College & I.T.I
- Moderator Gnanadason Polytechnic College, Nagercoil[9]
- C.S.I. Vethamonickam Memorial CSI Polytechnic College, Viricode, Marthandam[10]
- C.S.I. Motor Mechanic Training Centre, Nagercoil
- C.S.I. I.T.I., Kaliyakkavilai
College of Nursing & Physiotheraphy
- C.S.I. School of Nursing, Neyyoor
- C.S.I. School of Nursing, Marthandam
- C.S.I. Christian College of Nursing, Neyyoor[11]
- C.S.I. Christian College of Nursing, Marthandam[12]
- C.S.I. Christian College Of Physiotheraphy, Colachel[13]
Engineering College
Hospitals
[edit]- C.S.I. Mission Hospital, Nagercoil
- C.S.I. Mission Hospital, Marthandam
- C.S.I. Medical Mission Hospital, Neyyoor
- International Cancer Centre, Neyyoor
- C.S.I. Mission Hospital, Karungal
- C.S.I. Mission Hospital, Kulasekharam
- C.P.M. Leprosy Hospital, Udayarvilai, Colachel
Lace Industries
[edit]- C.S.I. Lace & Embroidery Industry, Nagercoil
- C.S.I. Embroidery Industry, Neyyoor
- C.S.I. Embroidery Industry, Marthandam
Theological seminary
[edit]- Kanyakumari theological seminary college, Muttom, kanyakumari.
See also
[edit]- Christianity in India
- Church of South India
- Church of North India
- Christianity in Tamil Nadu
- Christianity in Kanyakumari district
- Christianity in Kerala
- South Kerala Diocese
- Kollam-Kottarakkara Diocese
- Madhya Kerala Diocese
- Malabar Diocese
- Tirunelveli Diocese
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Who We Are".
- ^ a b London Missionary Society, ed. (1869). Fruits of Toil in the London Missionary Society. London: John Snow & Co. p. 58. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ ("CSI - Church of South India". kanyakumari.csi1947.com.
- ^ "Home". SCOTT CHRISTIAN COLLEGE (Autonomous).
- ^ https://www.nmcc.ac.in/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Women's Christian College, Chennai - Grade A+ Autonomous Institution". Women's Christian College.
- ^ "Christian College of Education". www.christiancollegeofeducation.edu.in.
- ^ "Christian College of Physical Education". www.ccpe.co.in.
- ^ "Moderator Gnanadason Polytechnic College, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Self Finance Polytechnic Colleges in Kanyakumari, Polytechnic Colleges in Kanyakumari".
- ^ "vm-csi-polytechnic.org - vm csi polytechnic Resources and Information". www.vm-csi-polytechnic.org.
- ^ http://ccnneyyoor.com/ [bare URL]
- ^ "CSI Nursing College". csicnm.in.
- ^ https://www.christiancsicollege.com/ [bare URL]
- ^ "C.S.I Institute of Technology". www.csiit.ac.in.
