Diocese of Kanyakumari of the Church of South India
The Diocese of Kanyakumari is one of the 24 dioceses under the Church of South India. The diocese was constituted on 2 June 1959.
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London Mission Nagercoil Seminary (London Missionary Society, 1869, p.15)[1]
Diocese of Kanyakumari | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Church of South India |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 562 |
| Members | 4,91,762 |
| Information | |
| Established | June 2, 1959 |
| Cathedral | CSI Mylaudy |
| Language | Tamil |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | A. R. Chelliah |
| Website | |
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Present status
The diocese has a membership of 4,91,762 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.
Bishops of the diocese
- 1959–1973: I.R.H. Gnanadason (consecrated 19 December 1959)[2]
- 1973–1979: C. Selvamony
- 1980–1997: G. Christhudhas
- 1997–2000: M. I. Kesari
- 2000–2018: Gnanasigamony Devakadasham
- 2019–present: AR Chelliah
Institutions
Higher Secondary Schools
- Ringeltaube 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
- C.S.I. Higher Secondary School, Jamestown
- C.S.I. Higher Secondary School, Christucoil
- C.S.I. Higher Secondary School, Kadamalaikuntu
- C.S.I. Higher Secondary School, Zionpuram
- C.S.I. Higher Secondary School, 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
- CSI 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
Arts College
- Scott Christian College, Nagercoil | Web: www.scottchristian.org
- Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam | Web: www.nmcc.ac.in
- Women’s Christian College, Nagercoil | Web : www.wccngl.com
- Christian College of Education, Marthandam | Web: www.christiancollegeofeducation.edu.in
- C.S.I. College of Physical Education, Scott College Campus, Nagercoil | Web : Www.Ccpe.Co.In
Teacher’s Training Institute
- C.S.I. Teacher’s Training Institute, Irenepuram | Web: www.csivvtti.org
Polytechnic College & I.T.I
- Moderator Gnanadason Polytechnic College, Nagercoil
- C.S.I. Vethamonickam Memorial CSI Polytechnic College, Viricode, Marthandam | Web: www.vm-csi-polytechnic.org
- C.S.I. Motor Mechanic Training Centre, Nagercoil
- C.S.I. I.T.I., Kaliayakkavilai
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 | Web: www.ccnneyyoor.org
- C.S.I. Christian College of Nursing, Marthandam
- C.S.I. Christian College Of Physiotheraphy, Colachel
Engineering College
- C.S.I. Institute Of Technology,Thovalai | www.csiit.ac.in
Hospitals
- CSI Mission Hospital, Nagercoil
- CSI Mission Hospital, Marthandam
- CSI Medical Mission Hospital, Neyyoor
- International Cancer Centre, Neyyoor
- CSI Mission Hospital, Karungal
- CSI Mission Hospital, Kulasekharam
- C.P.M. Leprosy Hospital, Udayarvilai, Colachel
Lace Industries
- C.S.I. Lace & Embroidery Industry, Nagercoil
- C.S.I. Embroidery Industry, Neyyoor
- C.S.I. Embroidery Industry, Marthandam
See also
References
- London Missionary Society, ed. (1869). Fruits of Toil in the London Missionary Society. London: John Snow & Co. p. 58. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- http://14.139.116.20:8080/jspui/bitstream/10603/231420/6/07_chapter1.pdf
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