Bangalore Diocese is a diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church also known as Indian Orthodox Church located in Bangalore, Karnataka.
History
The diocese came into existence from 1 April 2009 from the Madras Diocese.[1] The Diocese was administered by the Catholicose and assisted by H.G. Abraham Mar Epiphanios, Metropolitan of Sultan Battery Diocese as the Assistant Metropolitan of Bangalore Diocese.[2] H.G. Dr. Abraham Mar Seraphim is the first Metropolitan of the Bangalore Diocese who took in-charge on 15-08-2010.
The area covered by the diocese include the state of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and 3 parishes from Gulf. The Diocese has two Mission Projects one at Eluru in Andhra Pradesh and one at Bilikere in Karnataka
Metropolitan
- H.G. Dr. Abraham Mar Seraphim (From 2010)
List of parishes
Karnataka
- St. Gregorios Orthodox Cathedral, Bangalore
- St. George Orthodox Church (Georgian Pilgrim Center) Indiranagar 2nd Stage, Bangalore
- Mar Yuhanon Mamdana Orthodox Church, Krishna Rajapuram, Bangalore
- St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Banasawadi, Bangalore
- Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Hebbal, Bangalore
- St. Dionysius Orthodox Church, Dasarahalli, Bangalore
- St. Baselios Orthodox Church, Marthahalli, Bangalore
- St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Vijayanagar, Bangalore
- St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Mathikere, Bangalore
- St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally, Gangamma Circle, Jalahalli, Bangalore
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Begur, Bangalore
- St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Nazarbad, Mysore
- St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Tumkur
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
- St. Gregorios Orthodox Cathedral, Hyderabad
- St. George Orthodox Church, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Ramachandrapuram, Hyderabad
- St. Andrew's Valiyapally Orthodox Church, West Marredpally, Secunderabad
- St. George Orthodox Church, West Godavari
- St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Vishakapattanam
UAE
- St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Fujarigh
- St. Gregorios Orthodox Congregation, Dibba [3]
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Ras-Al-Khaima
Notes
- ↑ "Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Bangalore Diocese". bangaloreorthodoxdiocese.org. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ↑ "Diocese of Bangalore". malankaraorthodoxchurch.in. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ↑ "St. Gregorios Congregation Dibba To Be Consecrated on April 13". orthodoxherald.com. Retrieved 3 November 2012.