• Source: Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Niranam

      • The Diocese of Niranam is one of the 32 diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church located at Niranam, Kerala, India.


      History


      The Diocese of Niranam is created in 1876 with 22 parishes. The first Metropolitan of the diocese was Parumala Mar Gregorios who was later declared by the Holy Synod in 1947 as the saint of the church. Parumala Seminary was the first Diocesan Headquarters.
      Today there are 76 parishes and 6 chapels in the diocese. St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Niranam popularly known as Niranam Valiyapally, which is believed to be established by St. Thomas the Apostle in AD 54 is a parish under the Niranam diocese. The diocese controls Karunagiri M.G.D Ashram, Balabhavan, Thiruvalla Marthamariam Mandiram Hostel and Aged Home.
      The diocesan headquarters is at Bethany Aramana, Thiruvalla. In 2023, the present Metropolitan is Dr. Yuhanon Mar Crysostomos.


      Diocesan Metropolitan




      List of Parishes



      St. George Orthodox Church, Kattappuram, Thiruvalla
      St. George Orthodox Church, Kattappuram, Thiruvalla
      St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Alappuzha
      St. George Orthodox Church, Anaprampal
      Mar Baselios Orthodox Church, Anicad
      St. Thomas Sleeba Orthodox Church, Anjilithanam
      St George Orthodox Church, Chengaroor
      St. George Orthodox Valiyapally, Chennithala
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Chennithala South
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Elavumkal
      St George Orthodox Church, Erathodu Veeyapuram
      St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Eraviperoor
      St. George Orthodox Church, Kadamankulam
      St. George Orthodox Church, Kadapra Bethlehem
      St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Kadapra-Mannar
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Kaipatta
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Kallooppara
      St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Kallooppara
      St. George Orthodox Church, Karakkal
      Sleeba Orthodox Church, Kaviyoor
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Kuttoor
      St. Mary's Sehion Orthodox Church, Kunnamthanam, Vallamala
      St. George Orthodox Church, Vellampoika, Kunnamthanam
      Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Kuttapuzha
      St. John's Orthodox Church, Mallappally Bethany
      Marthamariam Orthodox Church, Mannar
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Manthanam
      St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Meethalakara
      St. Kuriakose Orthodox Church, Melpadom
      St. John's Orthodox Valiyapally, Mepral
      St. Elias Orthodox Church, Kalikavu, Mepral
      Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Mundiapally
      St. Kuriakose Orthodox Church, Mundukuzhy
      St. George Orthodox Church, Muthoor
      St. George Orthodox Church, Mylamon
      St. George Orthodox Church, Nedumpram
      St. George Orthodox Church, Nedumpram Vengal
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Nellimoode Bethany
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Niranam
      St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Vadakkumbhagom, Niranam
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Panayampala North
      St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Panayampala South
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Pandankery
      St. Peter's Sehion Orthodox Church, Parumala Seminary
      St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Parumala
      St. George Orthodox Church, Parumala
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Parumala
      St Peter's & Paul’s Orthodox Church, Pathicadu
      St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Pavukkara
      St. George Orthodox Church, Perumpettimon
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Pulikeezhu
      St John's Orthodox Church, Punnaveli
      St. Mary's Oorsalem Orthodox Church, Puramattom
      St. Kuriakose Orthodox Church, Puramattom
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Thalakulam
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Kizhakkekara, Thalavady
      St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Thalavady
      St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Thalavady West
      St. George Orthodox Church, Thengeli
      Baselios Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Thirumoolapuram
      St. Mulk Orthodox Church, Kavumbhagom, Thiruvalla
      St. George Orthodox Church, Paliakkara, Thiruvalla
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Valanjavattom
      St Mary's Orthodox Church, Valanjavattom East
      St. George Orthodox Church, Valanjavattom West
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Veeyapuram
      St. George Orthodox Church, Vengal Bethany
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Venpala
      Mar Baselios Orthodox Church, Kudakkapathal
      Mar Yacob Burdhana Orthodox Church, Murani
      Mar Baselios Orthodox Church, Thelliyoor
      St. John's Orthodox Church, Vennikulam Bethany
      St. George Orthodox Church, Vennikulam Muthupala
      St. Behanans Orthodox Church, Vennikulam
      St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Vennikulam


      References




      External links


      Website of Niranam Diocese
      Website of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

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