Karnataka Southern Diocese of Church of South India was formed on 1 May 1970 by the bifurcation of then Mysore diocese.
Aboutedit
The diocese covers 10 districts and consists of 82 churches. The areas which comes under Karnataka southern diocese are Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Kodagu, Chikmagalur, Hassan, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Kasaragod and Talavady Firkha (Tamil Nadu).
On 30 October 1834, Rev J C Lehner, Rev C L Grainer and Rev Samuel Hebich established the first station of the Basel Mission in a rented house obtained from a Parsi family in Mission Street which was then known as Neereshwalya. The Collector of Mangalore at that time, H M Blair, bought a plot at what was then known as ‘Belmount’ and handed it over to the Basel Mission free of cost. On 11 December 1862, the new church building was consecrated and named the Shanthi Church. By virtue of its strategic location in the Southern Diocese, the Shanthi Church was elevated to the status of Cathedral in the year 1970.[5]
C.S.I Sawday Memorial Church, Mandya
The church is dedicated in memory of George William Sawday, a missionary born in England who arrived in Mysore in 1880 and did community service for 64 years till his death in 1944. The Sadway Memorial Church is situated in Mandya.[6]
The site for the St. Bartholomew's Church was a gift from the Maharaja of Mysore, Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (1799-1868),[7] and it was consecrated in 1830. The church was constructed in 1832 with contributions from military officers and civilians. In 1847, the church was affiliated to the Anglican denomination and handed over to the Madras Government in 1852.[8]
St. Paul’s Church is located at the NW corner of the Central Maidan (now renamed Nehru Maidan)[3], in Mangalore, India. St. Paul's is the very first Protestant church to be raised in the South Kanara region, and the first vertical building to be constructed at the Central Maidan. St. Paul's was originally a garrison church, raised by the British India army of the Madras Government, built using prison labour.[9][10] St. Paul's is an imposing structure amidst the chaos of the fish market, service bus stand, and the State Bank of India.[11]
Institutionsedit
CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital (Mission Hospital), Mandi Mohalla, Mysore
The Hospital is founded by the Wesleyan Missionaries from UK in 1906. Currently it is a 300 bed multi specialty hospital.
Educational Institutions under the Dioceseedit
Primary Schools -43
Nursing Schools-30
High Schools-6
Junior Colleges-3
Vocational Institutions-10
Technical Institutions-1
Referencesedit
^ abcK. M. George, Church of South India: Life in Union, 1947-1997, Jointly published by Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge New Delhi and Christava Sahitya Samithi, Tiruvalla, 1999. [1]
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This article is about the present Karnataka Southern Diocese For the earlier one in Karnataka see Church of South India Diocese of Mysore Karnataka Southern Diocese is one of the twenty two dioceses of the Church of South India covering the southern part of Karnataka The other Church of South India dioceses in Karnataka are Karnataka Northern Diocese and Central Karnataka Diocese St Bartholomew Church MysoreDiocese of Karnataka SouthernLocationCountryIndiaEcclesiastical provinceChurch of South IndiaStatisticsCongregations82Current leadershipBishopRt Rev Hemachandra KumarWebsiteKarnataka Southern Diocese Contents 1 History 2 About 3 Bishops 4 Notable churches 5 Institutions 5 1 Educational Institutions under the Diocese 6 References 7 See alsoHistory editKarnataka Southern Diocese of Church of South India was formed on 1 May 1970 by the bifurcation of then Mysore diocese About editThe diocese covers 10 districts and consists of 82 churches The areas which comes under Karnataka southern diocese are Dakshina Kannada Udupi Kodagu Chikmagalur Hassan Mandya Mysore Chamarajanagar Kasaragod and Talavady Firkha Tamil Nadu Bishops editErstwhile Mysore DiocesePremaka Gurushantha 1947 1951 Norman C Sargant 1951 1971 Karnataka Southern Diocese1970 1978 1 S R Furtado 1989 1997 1 D P Shettian 1997 1 2004 2 C L Furtado 2004 2 2009 Devaraj Bangera 2009 3 2013 John S Sadananda 2013 2021 4 Mohan Manoraj 2022 Present Rt Rev Hemachandra KumarNotable churches editShanthi Cathedral Balmatta MangaloreOn 30 October 1834 Rev J C Lehner Rev C L Grainer and Rev Samuel Hebich established the first station of the Basel Mission in a rented house obtained from a Parsi family in Mission Street which was then known as Neereshwalya The Collector of Mangalore at that time H M Blair bought a plot at what was then known as Belmount and handed it over to the Basel Mission free of cost On 11 December 1862 the new church building was consecrated and named the Shanthi Church By virtue of its strategic location in the Southern Diocese the Shanthi Church was elevated to the status of Cathedral in the year 1970 5 C S I Sawday Memorial Church MandyaThe church is dedicated in memory of George William Sawday a missionary born in England who arrived in Mysore in 1880 and did community service for 64 years till his death in 1944 The Sadway Memorial Church is situated in Mandya 6 St Bartholomew s Church MysoreMain article St Bartholomew s Church Mysore The site for the St Bartholomew s Church was a gift from the Maharaja of Mysore Krishnaraja Wodeyar III 1799 1868 7 and it was consecrated in 1830 The church was constructed in 1832 with contributions from military officers and civilians In 1847 the church was affiliated to the Anglican denomination and handed over to the Madras Government in 1852 8 St Paul s Church MangaloreMain article St Paul s Church Mangalore St Paul s Church is located at the NW corner of the Central Maidan now renamed Nehru Maidan 3 in Mangalore India St Paul s is the very first Protestant church to be raised in the South Kanara region and the first vertical building to be constructed at the Central Maidan St Paul s was originally a garrison church raised by the British India army of the Madras Government built using prison labour 9 10 St Paul s is an imposing structure amidst the chaos of the fish market service bus stand and the State Bank of India 11 Institutions editCSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital Mission Hospital Mandi Mohalla MysoreThe Hospital is founded by the Wesleyan Missionaries from UK in 1906 Currently it is a 300 bed multi specialty hospital Educational Institutions under the Diocese edit Primary Schools 43 Nursing Schools 30 High Schools 6 Junior Colleges 3 Vocational Institutions 10 Technical Institutions 1References edit a b c K M George Church of South India Life in Union 1947 1997 Jointly published by Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge New Delhi and Christava Sahitya Samithi Tiruvalla 1999 1 a b New Bishop Installed The Hindu dead link Protestant prelate s consecration sparks hopes for better ecumenical ties United Catholic Agency 2 Mohan Manoraj New Bishop Deccan Heralad Shanthi Cathedral History of 150 years Man behind noble mission A historic church in Mysore Celebrating 175 years of Bartholomew Church Fernandes Ronald Anil 3 June 2011 A mute witness to history No Bangalore Deccan Herald Retrieved 13 August 2015 Nandalike Walter 26 March 2006 Exclusive St Paul s Canara s First Protestant Church No Mangalore Daji World Retrieved 13 August 2015 Shet LJ S 29 October 2010 Old British Military Church of M lore No Deccan Herald Deccan Herald Retrieved 13 August 2015 See also editChurch of South India Karnataka Northern Diocese Central Karnataka Diocese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diocese of Southern Karnataka of the Church of South India amp oldid 1145444667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
