Chengannur Diocese is one of the 32 dioceses of

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. Its headquarters is situated at Bethel Aramana,

Chengannur Chengannur () is a Municipalities of Kerala, municipalityhttps://lsgkerala.gov.in/system/files/2017-10/localbodies.pdf in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. It is located south east of the district headquarters in Alappuzha and about ...

History

The Diocese of Chengannur was established on 10 March 1985 with 50 Churches from Thumpamon, Niranam and Kollam Dioceses. It spreads out in

Alappuzha Alappuzha (, आलप्पुळ) or Alleppey is a municipality and town on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is the district headquarters of the district, and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvana ...

and

Pathanamthitta Pathanamthitta (), is a municipality, city in southern Kerala, India, spread over an area of . It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The town has a population of 37,538 (as of 2011 census). The Hindu pilgrim centre Sab ...

districts having 51 churches and 10 chapels. H.G. Dr

Thomas Mar Athanasios His Grace was born to Mr. K. T. Thomas and Mrs. Aleyamma Thomas on the 3rd of April, 1938 in the Kizhakkethalackal family at Puthencavu, Chengannur, Alappuzha Dist. He was the grandson of Kizhakkethalackal Thoma Kathanar and the nephew of the la ...

Kizhakkethalakkal became the first Metropolitan of the Diocese of Chengannur on 1 August 1985. In 2018 the then

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H.H Baselios Marthoma Paulose II appointed H.G. Dr. Mathews Mar Thimotheos as the assistant metropolitan of the diocese to help Mar Athanasios in his old age. Mar Athanasios died in August 2018. The diocese came directly under the control of Malankara Metropolitan H.H. Baselios Marthoma Paulose who was assisted by H.G. Dr. Mathews Mar Thimotheos. H.H. Baselios Marthoma Paulose died in 1921 and H.H. Baselios Marthoma Mathews III was enthroned as the Malankara Metropolitan, also taking charge of Chengannur. In 2022, H.G. Dr Mathews Mar Thimotheos became the Metropolitan of the diocese of Chengannur. Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church website, ''Dr Mathews Mar Thimotheos''
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Diocesan Metropolitans

Parish List

1) Ala St.George Orthodox Church 2) Arathil St.George Orthodox Maha Edavaka 3) Arattupuzha St.Marys Orthodox Church 4) Attuva St.Bursouma Orthodox Church 5) Budhanoor St.Elias Orthodox Church 6) Chengannur Bethel Mar Gregorios Orthodox Aramanapali 7) Chengannur St.Ignatious Orthodox Cathedral 8) Cherianad St.George Orthodox Church 9) Edanad St.Marys Orthodox Church 10) Edavankad St.Marys Orthodox Church 11) Kadamankulam St.Marys Orthodox Church 12) Kallunkal East St.Ignatious Orthodox Church 13) Kallunkal West St.George Orthodox Church 14) Karakkad Seenaikkunnu St.Marys 15) Kodukulanji St.Marys Orthodox Church 16) Koorthamala St.Marys Orthodox Church 17) Kudassanad St.Stephens Orthodox Church 18) Kurampala St.Thomas Orthodox Church 19) Kurichimuttom St.Stephens Orthodox Church 20) Kuttamperror St.Marys Orthodox Church 21) Kuttor Betaniya Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church 22) Mangalam St.George Orthodox Church 23) Manthalir St.Thomas Orthodox Church 24) Maramon Marthamariam Pazya suriyani Orthodox Pali 25) Mezhuveli Holy Innocent Orthodox Church 26) Mezhuveli Shalem Orthodox Church 27) Mulakkuzha St. Marys Orthodox Church 28) Neervilakam Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church 29) Nellickal St. Marys Orthodox Church 30) Nellimala Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church 31) Nooranad St. Thomas Orthodox Church 32) Olickal Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church 33) Othera St.Marys Orthodox Church 34) Pandanad North St.Thomas Orthodox Church 35) Pandanad St.Marys Orthodox Church 36) Perissery East Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church 37) Perissery St.Marys Orthodox Valiyapali 38) Piralaseery St.George Orthodox Church 39) Poozhikad St.George Orthodox Church 40) Puliyoor St.Marys and St.George Orthodox Church 41) Pullad St.George Orthodox Church 42) Puthencavu St.Marys Orthodox Cathedral 43) Thiruvanvandoor St.George Orthodox Church 44) Thottapuzha Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church 45) Ullannor St.George Orthodox Church 46) Ullannor St.Marys Orthodox Church 47) Umayattukara St.Thomas Orthodox Church 48) Vallamkullam St.Marys Orthodox Church 49) Venmony St.Marys Orthodox Church 50) Yordanpuram Mar Gregorios Peniel Orthodox Church 51) Kozhuvallor St.George Orthodox Church-UDC

References

External links

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Website of Malankara Orthodox ChurchMalankara Orthodox Syrian Church website, Directory of churches in Chengannur Orthodox Diocese
{{Dioceses of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church dioceses 1985 establishments in Kerala