Kottarakkara Punalur Diocese is one of the 30 dioceses of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocese was created after dividing the then existed Thiruvananthapuram Diocese and Kollam Diocese on 15 August 2010.[1] The diocese was inaugurated on 23 January 2011. Yuhanon Mar Thevodoros was installed the first Metropolitan of the diocese.[2] Kottarakkara Kottappuram Seminary is the Bishop house of the Diocese. Fr. Philip Mathew served as the diocesan secretary. The diocesan secretary is Fr. C D Rajan.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kottarakkara Punalur Orthodox Diocese news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is The list of parishes would be better served as a map perhaps Please help improve this article if you can June 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Kottarakkara Punalur Diocese is one of the 30 dioceses of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church The diocese was created after dividing the then existed Thiruvananthapuram Diocese and Kollam Diocese on 15 August 2010 1 The diocese was inaugurated on 23 January 2011 Yuhanon Mar Thevodoros was installed the first Metropolitan of the diocese 2 Kottarakkara Kottappuram Seminary is the Bishop house of the Diocese Fr Philip Mathew served as the diocesan secretary The diocesan secretary is Fr C D Rajan Malankara Orthodox Syrian ChurchCatholicate EmblemPrimateBaselios Marthoma Mathews IIILanguageMalayalam English Hindi Konkani Kannada SyriacHeadquartersKottayam IndiaTerritoryUniversalPossessions United Arab Emirates Kuwait Oman Qatar Bahrain Germany Switzerland United States Canada United Kingdom Ireland South Africa Malaysia Singapore New Zealand AustraliaFounderSt Thomas the ApostleIndependenceApostolic EraRecognitionOriental OrthodoxOfficial website 1 Contents 1 Diocesan Metropolitans 2 Diocesan Secretaries 3 Parishes 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External linksDiocesan Metropolitans EditList of Diocesian MetropolitansFrom Until Metropolitan Notes2010 Present Yuhanon Mar Thevodoros 3 First Metropolitan of the diocese 4 Diocesan Secretaries EditList of Diocesian SecretariesFrom Until Secretary2010 2012 Fr Alex P Zachariah 5 2012 2017 Fr Philip Mathew Ampalathumkala 6 2017 Present Fr C D Rajan Nellila 7 Parishes EditSt George Orthodox Church Ampalathumkala Kottarakkara St Gregorios Orthodox Church Alakkuzhy St George Orthodox Church Ambalakara Mar Yakob Burdana Orthodox Church Ambalathumkala St George Orthodox Church Ambanadu St Mary s Orthodox Church Aringada St Mary s Orthodox Church Avaneeswaram Mar Aprem Orthodox Church Chakkuvarakkal Chaliakkara St Mary s Orthodox Church Chaliakkara St Mary s St George Orthodox Church Jayabharatham Chemmanthoor St John s Orthodox Church Chemmanthoor Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church Chembanaruvi St Mary s Orthodox Church Edamon St George Orthodox Church Elambal St George Salem Orthodox Church Iypalloor Mar Baselios Mar Gregorios Orthodox Valiyapalli Kalayapuram St Mary s Orthodox Church Kalayapuram St George Orthodox Church Karavaloor St 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Thenmala St George Orthodox Church Thollikode St George Orthodox Church Thrikkannamangal St George Orthodox Church Bethel Uliyanad St George amp St Mary s Orthodox Church Uliyanad Mar Semavoon Desthuni Orthodox Church Ummannur St George Orthodox Church Urukunnu St John s Orthodox Church Vadakode St George Orthodox Church Valakode St Gregorios Orthodox Church Valakom Mar Bersowma Orthodox Church Vengoor St Stephen s Orthodox Church Vengoor St Thomas Orthodox Church Vilayanthoor St Mary s Orthodox Church Villoor St George Orthodox Church Kulamudy St Gregorios Orthodox Church Chithrapuri Kariara PunalurSee also EditBaselios Mar Thoma Paulose IINotes Edit Kalpana from H H Catholicos malankaraorthodoxchurch in Inauguration of Kottarakkara Punalur Diocese and Installation of Metropolitan orthodoxherald com Retrieved 21 March 2013 H G Dr Yuhanon mar Thevodoros malankaraorthodoxchurch in Inauguration of Kottarakkara Punalur Diocese and Installation of Metropolitan orthodoxherald com Retrieved 21 March 2013 Fr Alex P Zachariah orthodoxvaidikasanghom org Fr Philip Mathew orthodoxvaidikasanghom org Fr Philip Mathew orthodoxvaidikasanghom org External links EditWebsite of Malankara Orthodox Church Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kottarakkara Punalur Orthodox Diocese amp oldid 1075999629, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,