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| jurisdiction      = Diocese
| name              = Madurai Ramnad
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| country           = [[India]]
| province          = [[Church of South India]]
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| cathedral         = CSI Cathedral, Madurai
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| bishop            = M Joseph
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| website           = [http://www.csidmr.com/ www.csidmr.com]
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The '''Madurai-Ramnad Diocese''' is a diocese of [[Church of South India]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] state of [[India]]. The diocese is one among the 22 dioceses of [[Church of South India]].

==History==
The diocese was one among the initial 14 dioceses already existing at the time of formation of [[Church of South India]] in 1947.

==About the Diocese==
The diocese comprises following six districts  [[Madurai]], [[Dindigul]], [[Virudhunagar]], [[Theni]], [[Sivagangai]], and [[Ramanathapuram]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] state. The cathedral church of the diocese is situated at Narimedu, Madurai.

==Bishops==
*Rt.Rev [[Lesslie Newbigin]] (1947-1959)
*Rt.Rev [[George Devadass]] (1959-1978)
*Rt.Rev. Dr. [[David Gnaniah Pothirajulu]] (1978 -1994) 
*Rt.Rev [[Thavaraj David Eames]] (1994-2004)
*Rt.Rev [[Christopher Asir]] (2004-2012)
*Rt.Rev [[Marialouis Joseph]] (2013 -till date)

==Notable churches==
*CSI Cathedral Church, Narimedu, [[Madurai]] 
The Cathedral church at Madurai is the biggest Cathedral in South East Asia, sprawling over a four-acre site which is built in Gothic style combined with architectural elegance, Tamil culture and theological significance. It was built during the Rt. Rev. Dr. David Pothirajulu from donations from across the diocese. It was dedicated on the Easter Day, 30 March 1986 by the then CSI moderator, Rt.Rev.Dr. I. Jesudasan.

*Mary Clara Memorial Church, Melur, Madurai District
*Abishehanather CSI Church, Sivaganga (North)
*C.S.I Webb Memorial Church, Ponnagaram, Madurai

==Educational institutions under the diocese==
* C.S.I.Bishop Christopher Asir memorial College of Dental Science and Research, [[Madurai]]
* C.S.I College of Arts and Science for Women, K.Pudur, [[Madurai]]
* C.S.I Jeyaraj Annapackiam College of Nursing & Allied Sciences, Pasumalai, [[Madurai]]
* C.S.I Industrial Training Center, Pasumalai, [[Madurai]]
* C.S.I College of Education Pasumalai, Madurai-04
* C.S.I.College of Education, Ramnad
* C.S.I. Teacher Training Institute, Batlagundu
* C.S.I. Teacher Training Institute, Thirumangalam, Madurai

==See also==
* [[Church of South India]]
* [[Tirunelveli Diocese of the Church of South India|Tirunelveli Diocese]]
* [[Anglican Diocese of Madras|Diocese of Madras]]
* [[Anglican Diocese of Coimbatore|Diocese of Coimbatore]]
* [[Christianity in Tamil Nadu]]
* [[Diocese of Kanyakumari]]
* [[Church of North India]]
* [[Christianity in India]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.csicathedralmadurai.org/  CSI Cathedral Church Madurai]
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