Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Niranam

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

History

The Diocese of Niranam is created in 1876 with 22 parishes.^[1] 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 ^[2] is a parish under the Niranam diocese. The diocese controls Karunagiri M.G.D Ashram, Balabhavan, Thiruvalla Marthamariam Mandiram Hostel and Aged Home.^[3]

The diocesan headquarters is at Bethany Aramana, Thiruvalla. In 2023, the present Metropolitan is Dr. Yuhanon Mar Crysostomos.^[4]^[5]

Diocesan Metropolitan

List of Diocesan Metropolitan
From	Until	Metropolitan	Notes
1876	1902	Saint Gregorios of Parumala	Saint of the church and first Indian origin to declared as Saint, entombed at Parumala Church
1902	1909	Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysious II	Malankara Metropolitan, entombed at Pazhaya Seminary, Kottayam
1909	1912	Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril	Malankara Metropolitan, entombed at Pazhaya Seminary, Kottayam
1912	1933	Geevarghese Mar Gregorios	Later Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan, entombed at Aramana Chapel, Devalokam
1933	1937	Joseph Mar Severios, Valakkuzhiyil	Joined Syro Malankara Catholic Church in 1937
1937	1940	Baselios Geevarghese II	Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan, entombed at Aramana Chapel, Devalokam
1940	1972	Thoma Mar Dionysius	Entombed at Mount Tabor Dayara, Pathanapuram
1972	1975	Baselios Augen I	Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan, entombed at Aramana Chapel, Devalokam
1975	1976	Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews I	Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan, entombed at Aramana Chapel, Devalokam
1976	2007	Geevarghese Mar Osthathios	Entombed at St. Paul's Mission Chapel, Mavelikkara
2007	Present	Yuhanon Mar Chrysostomos

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

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