• Source: Diocese of Vellore of the Church of South India

The Diocese of Vellore is one among the 24 dioceses of Church of South India, a United Protestant denomination. The motto chosen for the diocese was "In the Cross of Christ I Glory" (based on Galatians chapter 6 verse 14). Its emblem includes a banyan tree - the tree under which the Scudder brothers prayed before they decided to begin their work in the area of Vellore.




History


The diocese was created by bifurcating the western half of the Diocese of Madras and was officially formed on 26 January 1976. Vellore Diocese is predominantly rural and crosses the state boundaries of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. So Vellore Diocese can be also called a bilingual diocese.




Area Councils


Eastern Area Council - 26 Pastorates
Central Area Council - 37 Pastorates
Southern Area Council - 17 Pastorates
Northern Area Council - 24 Pastorates
Two more Councils were in proposal, (Viz: Central Urban Area Council & Western Area Council)




Bishops of the diocese


Sam J. Ponniah (1978–1987)
R. Trinity Baskeran
Mahimai Rufus
Y. William (2008–2012)
A. Rajavelu (2012 – 30 June 2018) Elected from CSI Christ Church, Gandhinagar, Vellore
Sharma Nithiyanandam (as of 2019)Elected from CSI Christ Church, Gandhinagar, Vellore




Institutions under CSI Vellore Diocese


Church of South India Vellore Diocese has 105 elementary schools, 5 high schools, 5 higher secondary schools, 2 teachers' training institutes, 4 primary schools, 1 arts & science college, 3 Matriculation higher secondary schools, 2 nursing schools and 2 hospitals.

Hospitals
CSI Hospital, Vandavasi
Scudder Memorial Hospital, Ranipet
Nursing Schools
School of Nursing, Ranipet
School of Nursing, Vandavasi
Higher Secondary Schools
Wyckoff Higher Secondary School, Muttathur
Voorhees Higher Secondary School, Vellore
CSI Christ Matriculation School for Girls, Tirupattur
CSI SIPCOT Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Arts & Science College
Voorhees College, Vellore




St. John's Church, Vellore Fort



St. John's Church, Vellore located inside the Vellore Fort was raised in 1846 by the Government of Madras for the officers and men of the East India Company military station. The church is named after St. John the Evangelist. However, the church was never officially consecrated and hence not officially named St. John’s Church. St. John's Church is the oldest standing church in the Vellore Diocese.




See also


Church of South India
Diocese of Coimbatore
Diocese of Madras
Madurai-Ramnad Diocese
Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese
Tirunelveli Diocese
Trichy-Tanjore Diocese
Diocese of Kanyakumari
Joseph John (minister)




References






External links


http://csivellorediocese.com/index.php

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