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{{Short description|Dominant united Protestant church in North India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox Christian denomination
|name = Church of North India
|image = CNI-Seal-Trans.jpg
|imagewidth =
|caption = Logo of the Church of North India
|main_classification = [[United and uniting churches|United Protestant Church]]
|orientation = [[Anglican]], [[Baptist]], [[Congregational]], [[Methodist]] and [[Presbyterian]]
|polity = Mixed polity with [[Episcopal polity|Episcopal]], [[Presbyterian polity|presbyterian]], and [[Congregational polity|congregational]] elements<ref>{{cite book |title=IDOC International |date=1971 |publisher=IDOC-North America |page=85 |language=en |quote=...churches that would combine the episcopal, presbyterian and congregational forms of church polity, and would accept the historic episcopate without committing the church to any particular theological interpretation of episcopacy. This is essentially what has been done both in the Church of South India and the Church of North India.}}</ref><ref name="Campbell1996">{{cite book |last1=Campbell |first1=Ted |title=Christian Confessions: A Historical Introduction |date=1996 |publisher=Westminster John Knox Press |isbn=978-0-664-25650-0 |page=173 |language=en |quote=The Church of South India (1947) and the Church of North India (1970) are unique and ecumenically important because they have combined the "historic episcopate" with other forms of polity}}</ref>
|founder =
|founded_date = 29 November 1970
|founded_place = [[Nagpur]]
|separated_from =
|leader/moderator = Prem Chand Singh
|leader =
|branched_from =
|merger = [[Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon]], United Church of Northern India, Baptist Churches of Northern India, [[Church of the Brethren]] in India (formerly), [[Methodism|Methodist]] Church (British and Australian Conferences), and [[Disciples of Christ]]
|separations = [[United Church of Northern India - Presbyterian Synod]]<ref name="reformedonline" />
[[Church of the Brethren in India]]
|fellowships = [[World Council of Churches]], [[Council for World Mission]], [[Christian Conference of Asia]], [[Communion of Churches in India]], [[National Council of Churches in India]]
|associations = [[Anglican Communion]], [[World Methodist Council]], [[World Communion of Reformed Churches]]
|area = All of [[India]] except [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Lakshadweep]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]]
|hospitals = 65 hospitals and nine nursing schools.
|nursing_homes =
|aid =
|congregations = 3500 congregations in 3000 parishes and 26 dioceses<ref name="WCC-CNI" />
|members = 2,200,000<ref name="WCC-CNI" />
|ministers = 2000+<ref name="WCC-CNI" />
|missionaries =
|temples =
|primary_schools =
|secondary_schools = 564+ educational institutions and three technical schools.
|tertiary =
|website = [http://new.cnisynod.org/ new.cnisynod.org]
|footnotes =
|division_type1=
}}

The '''Church of North India''' ('''CNI'''), the dominant [[united and uniting churches|united Protestant Church]] in northern India, was established on 29 November 1970 by bringing together the [[Protestant]] churches working in northern India; it is thus a province of the worldwide [[Anglican Communion]] and member of the [[World Methodist Council]], as well as the [[World Communion of Reformed Churches]].<ref name="WMC2020">{{cite web |title=Church of North India |url=https://worldmethodistcouncil.org/asia/name/india-church-of-north-india/ |publisher=[[World Methodist Council]] |access-date=25 June 2020 |language=en |quote=The Church of North India is a united church which came into being as the result of a union of six churches on 29th November 1970. The six churches were: The Council of the Baptist Churches in Northern India, The Church of the Brethren in India; The Disciples of Christ; The Church of India (formerly known as the Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon); The Methodist Church (British and Australian Conferences); The United Church of Northern India. ... The Church of North India is a full member of the World Council of Churches, the Christian Conference of Asia, the Council for World Mission, the Anglican Consultative Council, the World Methodist Council and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches.}}</ref><ref name="WCC-CNI">{{Cite web |title=Church of North India |work=World Council of Churches |date=n.d. |access-date=4 July 2019 |url= https://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/church-of-north-india }}</ref> The merger, which had been in discussions since 1929, came eventually between the [[Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon]] ([[Anglican]]), the United Church of Northern India, ([[Congregational church|Congregationalist]] and [[Presbyterian]]), the Baptist Churches of Northern India (British [[Baptists]]), the [[Church of the Brethren]] in India, which withdrew in 2006, the [[Methodism|Methodist]] Church (British and Australian Conferences) and the [[Disciples of Christ]] [[Christian denomination|denominations]].<ref name="WMC2020"/>

The CNI's jurisdiction covers all [[states of India]] with the exception of the five states in the south ([[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]] which are under the jurisdiction of the [[Church of South India]]) and has approximately 2,200,000 members (0.1% of India's population) in 3,000 [[Parish|pastorates]].<ref name="reformedonline">{{Cite web |title=United Church of Northern India - Presbyterian Synod|work=Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions |publisher=Stiftung Johannes a Lasco Bibliothek Grosse Kirche Emden |date=2020 |access-date=4 July 2019 |url= http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=1310&lg=eng |language=en }}</ref>

== History ==
{{Christianity in India sidebar}}
[[Ecumenical]] discussions with a view to a unified church were initiated by the Australian Churches of Christ Mission, the Methodist Church of Australia, the Wesleyan Methodist Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church and the United Church of Northern India during a round table meeting in [[Lucknow]] in 1929.

A negotiation committee was set up in 1951 using the plan of Church Union that resulted from the earlier consultations as its basis. The committee was composed of representatives from the Baptist Churches in Northern India, the [[Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon]], the Methodist Church (British and Australian conferences), the [[World Methodist Council|Methodist Church in Southern Asia]] and the United Church of Northern India (UCNI).<ref name="Wilkinson1958">{{citation|publisher=Empire Club Foundation |url=http://empireclubfoundation.com/details.asp?SpeechID=1796&FT=yes |title=Lambeth and Church Unity|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116211017/http://www.empireclubfoundation.com/details.asp?SpeechID=1796&FT=yes |archive-date=2006-11-16 |author= Rt Rev Frederick Hugh Wilkinson, Bishop of Toronto|date=9 October 1958|work=The Empire Club of Canada Speeches 1958-1959 |location=Toronto|pages= 23–37}}</ref><ref name="indianchristianity.org">{{Cite web |url=http://indianchristianity.org/cni.html |title=The Church of North India (CNI) |access-date=2 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618130156/http://indianchristianity.org/cni.html |archive-date=18 June 2006 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> The [[Methodist Episcopal Church]], however, did not join the discussions and, in 1981, it became the [[Methodist Church in India]] (MCI).<ref name="AbrahamKirby2009">{{cite book|last1=Abraham|first1=William J.|last2=Kirby|first2=James E.|title=The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies|date=2009|publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780191607431|pages=93|quote=While the Methodist Churches of British and Australian origin joined the two great unions of 1947 (Church of South India) and 1970 (Church of North India), the Methodist (Episcopal) Church refrained and, in 1981, was inaugurated as Methodist Church in India (MCI), autonomous, yet affiliated with the UMC.}}</ref> In 1957, the Church of the Brethren in India and the Disciples of Christ denominations joined in the negotiations as well.

A new negotiation committee was set up in 1961 with representatives from all the above-mentioned denominations. In 1965, a finalized plan of Church Union, known as the 4th Plan of Union 1965, was made. The union was formalized on 29 November 1970 when all the negotiating churches were united as the Church of North India with the exception of the Methodist Church in Southern Asia, which decided not to join the union.

== Beliefs and practices ==
The CNI is a [[Trinitarianism|trinitarian]] church that draws from the traditions and heritage of its constituent denominations. The basic creeds of the CNI are the [[Apostles Creed|Apostle's Creed]] and the [[Nicene Creed]] of 381 [[AD]].

=== Liturgy ===
The [[liturgy]] of the CNI is of particular interest, as it combines many traditions, including that of the Methodists and such smaller churches as the [[Church of the Brethren]] and the [[Disciples of Christ]]. Provision is given for diverse liturgical practices and understandings of the divine revelation.

=== Governance ===
{{anchor|Moderator|Moderator of the Synod}}
The polity of the CNI brings together the episcopal, the presbyterial and the congregational elements in an effort to reflect the polity of the churches which entered into union.
The episcopacy of the CNI is both historical as well as constitutional. There are 26 dioceses, each under the supervision of a [[bishop]]. The main administrative and legislative body is the [[synod]], which meets once every three years to elect a presiding bishop, called a moderator, and an executive committee. The moderator acts as the head of the church for a fixed term; another bishop is elected Deputy Moderator.

=== Social involvement ===
Social involvement is a major emphasis in the CNI. There are synodal boards in charge of various ministries: Secondary, Higher, Technical and Theological Education, Health Services, Social Services, Rural Development, Literature and Media. There is also a synodal Programme Office which seeks to protect and promote peace, justice, harmony and dignity of life.

The CNI currently operates 65 hospitals, nine nursing schools, 250 educational institutions and three technical schools. Some of the oldest and well-respected educational institutions in India like [[Scottish Church College|Scottish Church College in Calcutta]], [[La Martiniere Calcutta]], [[Wilson College, Mumbai|Wilson College in Mumbai]], [[St. James' School (Kolkata)|St. James' School, Calcutta]], [[Hislop College|Hislop College in Nagpur]], [[St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School|St. John's Diocesan Girls' School, Calcutta]], [[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling|St. Paul's School in Darjeeling]], [[St. John's College, Agra|St. John's College in Agra]] and [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|
St. Stephen's College in Delhi]], [[Bishop Cotton School (Shimla)|Bishop Cotton School]] in Shimla, [[Christ Church College, Kanpur]][[Sherwood College, Nainital]], [[Ewing Christian College,Prayagraj]], [[Bishop Johnson School,Prayagraj]], [[Boys High Schoo,Prayagraj]], [[IPEM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, Prayagraj]], St. Andrew's College in Gorakhpur are under the administration of the CNI.

=== Ecumenism ===
The CNI participates in many [[ecumenical]] bodies as a reflection of its commitment towards church unity. Domestically it participates in a joint council with the [[Church of South India]] and the [[Mar Thoma Church|Mar Thoma Syrian Church]] known as the [[Communion of Churches in India]]. It is also a member of the '''National Council of Churches in India'''. Regionally, the CNI participates in the [[Christian Conference of Asia]] and on an international level it is a member of the [[World Council of Churches]], the [[Council for World Mission]], [[World Alliance of Reformed Churches]], [[World Methodist Council]] and in full communion with the [[Anglican Communion]]. The CNI is also in partnership with many other domestic, regional and international Christian agencies.

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="185" heights="135">
File:St Paul's Cathedral.jpg|St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata
File:Allsaintcathedral ald.jpg|All Saints Cathedral, Allahabad
File:Cathedral Church of the Redemption - New Delhi.jpg|Cathedral Church of the Redemption, New Delhi
File:Christ Church Shimla India.jpg|Christ Church, Shimla
File:StJohnsChurchMeerut.jpg|St. John's Church, Meerut
File:St.james b.jpg|St. James' Church, New Delhi
File:St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai.jpg|St. Thomas' Cathedral, Mumbai
File:The Wilson College, Mumbai.jpg|The Wilson College, Mumbai
File:La Martiniere College, Lucknow - by Ahmad Faiz Mustafa.jpg|La Martiniere College, Lucknow
File:La Martiniere, Calcutta by Francis Frith.jpg|La Martiniere College, Calcutta
File:St Pauls School.jpg|St. Paul's School, Darjeeling
File:Scottish Church College.jpg|Scottish Church College, Calcutta
File:Delhi, Holy Trinity Church (Turkman gate).jpg|Holy Trinity Church, New Delhi
File:KITLV 100117 - Unknown - St. Paul's Church at Poona in India - Around 1875.tif|alt=St Paul's Church, Pune|St. Pauls Church, Pune - photographed during British era
</gallery>

== Present administrators ==
*Moderator: Prem Chand Singh, Bishop of Jabalpur
*Deputy moderator: Bijay K. Nayak, Bishop of Phulbani
*General secretary: Rev. Shailesh Dennis Lall
*Honorary treasurer: Prof. Jayant Agarwal

As of July 2020.<ref name="angl_Newp">{{Cite web |title=New primate and leadership team for Church of North India |work=Anglican Communion News Service |publisher=Anglican Communion Office |date=18 October 2017 |access-date=8 June 2019 |url= https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2017/10/new-primate-and-leadership-team-for-church-of-north-india.aspx }}</ref>
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==Moderators==
Since its formation in 1970, the Synod of the CNI has elected a Moderator and one Deputy every three years.<ref>[https://new.cnisynod.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/List-of-Moderators.pdf] & [https://new.cnisynod.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lLIST-OF-DEPUTY-MODERATORS.pdf]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Term !! Moderator !! Deputy Moderator

|-
| April 1971{{snd}}July 1974
| rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Eric|Nasir}}, Bishop in Delhi (and Rajasthan)
| rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Ramchandra|Bhandare}}, Bishop in Nagpur

|-
| July 1974{{snd}}October 1977

|-
| October 1977{{snd}}October 1980

|-
| October 1980{{snd}}November 1983
| {{sortname|Ramchandra|Bhandare}}, Bishop in Nagpur
| {{sortname|Dinesh Chandra|Gorai}}, Bishop in Calcutta

|-
| November 1983{{snd}}October 1986
| {{sortname|Dinesh Chandra|Gorai}}, Bishop in Calcutta
| {{sortname|Din|Dayal}}, Bishop in Lucknow

|-
| October 1986{{snd}}October 1989
| {{sortname|Din|Dayal}}, Bishop in Lucknow
| {{sortname|John|Ghosh}}, Bishop in Darjeeling

|-
| October 1989{{snd}}October 1992
| {{sortname|John|Ghosh}}, Bishop in Darjeeling
| {{sortname|Franklin|Jonathan}}, Bishop in Jabalpur

|-
| October 1992{{snd}}October 1995
| {{sortname|Anand Chandu|Lal}}, Bishop in Amritsar
| {{sortname|Dhirendra|Mohanty}}, Bishop in Cuttack

|-
| October 1995{{snd}}October 1998
| {{sortname|Dhirendra|Mohanty}}, Bishop in Cuttack
| {{sortname|Vinod|Peter}}, Bishop in Nagpur

|-
| October 1998{{snd}}January 2001
| {{sortname|Vinod|Peter}}, Bishop in Nagpur (died December 2000)
| {{sortname|James|Terom}}, Bishop in Chotanagpur

|-
| January{{snd}}October 2001
| {{sortname|James|Terom}}, Bishop in Chotanagpur
| {{sortname|Brojen|Malakar}}, Bishop in Barrackpore

|-
| October 2001{{snd}}October 2004
| rowspan="2" | {{sortname|James|Terom}}, Bishop in Chotanagpur
| rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Joel|Mal}}, Bishop in Chandigarh

|-
| October 2004{{snd}}October 2005

|-
| October 2005{{snd}}October 2008
| {{sortname|Joel|Mal}}, Bishop in Chandigarh
| {{sortname|Purely|Lyngdoh}}, Bishop in North East India

|-
| October 2008{{snd}}October 2011
| {{sortname|Purely|Lyngdoh}}, Bishop in North East India
| {{sortname|Philip|Marandih}}, Bishop in Patna

|-
| October 2011{{snd}}October 2014
| {{sortname|Philip|Marandih}}, Bishop in Patna
| {{sortname|Pradeep|Samantaroy}}, Bishop in Amritsar

|-
| October 2014{{snd}}3 October 2017
| {{sortname|Pradeep|Samantaroy}}, Bishop in Amritsar
| Prem Singh, Bishop in Jabalpur

|-
| October 2017{{snd}}23 August 2019
| rowspan="2" | Prem Singh, Bishop in Jabalpur
| {{sortname|Probal|Dutta}}, Bishop in Durgapur and Kolkata

|-
| 23 August 2019{{snd}}present
| {{sortname|Bijay|Nayak}}, Bishop in Phulbani
|}
{{anchor|Diocese of Agra|Diocese of Amritsar|Diocese of Andaman & Nicobar Islands|Diocese of Barrackpore|Diocese of Bhopal|Diocese of Chandigarh|Diocese of Chhattisgarh|Diocese of Cuttack|Diocese of Delhi|Diocese of Durgapur|Diocese of Eastern Himalaya|Diocese of Gujarat|Diocese of Jabalpur|Diocese of Kolhapur|Diocese of Marathwada|Diocese of Patna|Diocese of Phulbani|Diocese of Pune|Diocese of Rajasthan|Diocese of Sambalpur}}

==Dioceses==
===Diocese of Calcutta===
{{Further|Diocese of Calcutta (Church of North India)}}
When originally founded in 1813, the fourth overseas diocese of the Church of England covered all the subcontinent, all Australasia and some of Africa. With its 1835 split to create [[Anglican Diocese of Madras|Madras diocese]], Calcutta was made metropolitan over all its original area, and has been split many times since. The Bishop of Calcutta remained [[Metropolitan of India]] until the CNI's 1970 creation; the current diocese covers parts of Bengal and the bishop is Paritosh Canning.<ref name="dutta-kolkata">[https://new.cnisynod.org/installation-of-the-rt-revd-dr-probal-kanto-dutta-as-the-bishop-of-the-diocese-of-calcutta-cni/]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Diocese of Mumbai===
{{Further|Diocese of Mumbai (Church of North India)}}
Split from Calcutta diocese in 1837,<ref name="BCC1940">{{cite book|title=The Indian Year Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UScWAQAAMAAJ|year=1940|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company|language=en |page=455|quote=The three dioceses thus formed have been repeatedly subdivided, until in 1930 there were fourteen dioceses, the dates of their creation being as follows : Calcutta 1814; Madras 1835; Bombay 1837; Colombo 1845; Lahore 1877; Rangoon 1877; Travancore 1879; Chota Nagpur 1890; Lucknow 1893; Tinnevelly 1896; Nagpur 1903; Dornakal 1912; Assam 1915; Nasik 1929.}}</ref> the Diocese of Bombay was the last new Indian diocese of the Church of England before all colonial dioceses became independent in 1863. Like Calcutta, Mumbai diocese has been a very large Church of England diocese, a diocese of the independent Indian Anglican church, and now a United Church diocese. The CNI diocese today covers Maharashtra, and the bishop is Prakash D. Patole.<ref name="vibhute" />

===Diocese of Chotanagpur===
{{Further|Diocese of Chotanagpur}}
Founded from Calcutta diocese in 1890,<ref name="BCC1940" /> the current diocese is based in [[Ranchi]], its territory is [[Jharkhand]] and the bishop is B. B. Baskey.<ref name="canning-cons" />

===Diocese of Lucknow===
{{Further|Diocese of Lucknow (Church of North India)}}
Erected 1893<ref name="BCC1940" /> from the Diocese of Calcutta, the current CNI bishop is Peter Baldev;<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://new.cnisynod.org/confirmation-held-at-st-pauls-church-allahabad/ |title = Confirmation Held at St. Paul's Church, Allahabad}}</ref> the diocese is headquartered at [[Allahabad]] and serves [[Uttar Pradesh]].

===Diocese of Nagpur===
{{Further|Diocese of Nagpur (Church of North India)}}
Sharad Y. Gaikwad is the current bishop of Nagpur,<ref name="vibhute" /> based in [[Nagpur]] itself. The diocese was originally created in 1902/03, from Chotanagpur diocese.<ref>{{Church Times | title = A New Indian Bishopric | archive = 1902_12_05_678 | issue = 2080 | date = 5 December 1902 | page = 678 | accessed = 21 February 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Church Times | title = Church News | archive = 1903_01_23_106 | issue = 2087 | date = 23 January 1903 | page = 106 | accessed = 21 February 2019 }}</ref>

===Diocese of North East India===
{{Further|Diocese of North East India}}
The CNI Northeast diocese, based in [[Shillong]], [[North East India]] is headed by bishop Michael Herenz.<ref>[https://new.cnisynod.org/visit-to-the-diocese-of-north-east-india/]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It originated as the Diocese of Assam, in the Anglican Church of India, erected from Calcutta in 1915;<ref name="thes_Nort">{{Cite web |title=North East Diocese to observe centenary celebration |work=The Shillong Times |date=11 January 2014 |access-date=8 June 2019 |url= http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2014/01/11/north-east-diocese-to-observe-centenary-celebration/ }}</ref> and became known by the present name before 1986.<ref>{{cite book|title=Introduction To The History Of The Anglican church In North-East India 1841-1970 |date= 2010|first=E.W.|last= Talibuddin|publisher=ISPCK|isbn=978-8184650105}}</ref>

===Diocese of Nasik===
{{Further|Diocese of Nasik (Church of North India)}}
In 1929, Nasik diocese was founded from Bombay;<ref>{{Church Times | title = The New Diocese of Nasik | archive = 1929_02_22_217 | issue = 3448 | date = 22 February 1929 | page = 217 | accessed = 21 February 2019 }}</ref> her present bishop is Pradip Kamble.<ref name="angl_">{{Cite web |title=Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer – interim listings for January to July 2019 |work=anglicancommunion.org |date=2019 |access-date=8 June 2019 |url= https://www.anglicancommunion.org/media/337862/ACP-Jan-July-2019.pdf }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|-
! width="18%" | Name
! width="10%" | Founded
! width="15%" | Headquarters
! width="14%" | Location
! width="18%" | Bishop
! width="10%" | Website

|-
| Diocese of Delhi
| 1947, from Lahore<ref name="dioc_DIOC">{{Cite web |title=The Church of North India: Historical Background: AD 1800-1970. |work=Diocese of Delhi |date=2016 |access-date=8 June 2019 |url= http://dioceseofdelhi.org/ }}</ref>
| [[New Delhi]]
| [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]]
| Warris K. Masih<ref name="vibhute" /> (prev. Rajasthan)<ref name="dutta-kolkata"/> 1990–?: Pritam Santram<ref>{{Church Times | title = Overseas Appointments | archive = 1990_03_30_004 | issue = 6633 | date = 30 March 1990 | page = 4 | accessed = 22 July 2019 }}</ref>
|
|-
| Diocese of Amritsar
| 1953, from Lahore<ref name="amri_Dioc">{{Cite web |title=Welcome to the official website of the Diocese of Amritsar |work=amritsardiocesecni.org |date=n.d. |access-date=8 June 2019 |url=http://www.amritsardiocesecni.org/ }}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

| [[Amritsar]]
| [[Punjab]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| P. K. Samantaroy<ref name="vibhute" />
| [http://www.amritsardiocesecni.org/ www.amritsardiocesecni.org]{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|-
| Diocese of Barrackpore
| 1956, from Calcutta<ref>{{Church Times | title = New Dioceses | archive = 1956_02_10_013 | issue = 4853 | date = 10 February 1956 | page = 13 | accessed = 21 February 2019 }} & {{Church Times | title = Diocese of Barrackpore | archive = 1956_07_20_001 | issue = 4875 | date = 20 July 1956 | page = 1 | accessed = 21 February 2019 }}</ref>
| [[Barrackpore]]
| [[West Bengal]]
| Paritosh Canning<ref name="canning-cons">{{Cite web |url=https://new.cnisynod.org/consecration-of-the-revd-paritosh-canning-bishop-elect-diocese-of-barrackpore-cni/ |title=Consecration of the Revd. Paritosh Canning, Bishop-elect, Diocese of Barrackpore, CNI |date=14 August 2018 |website=CNI Synod |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109190515/http://new.cnisynod.org/consecration-of-the-revd-paritosh-canning-bishop-elect-diocese-of-barrackpore-cni/ |archive-date=9 November 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|
|-
| Diocese of Andaman & Nicobar
| 1966, from Calcutta<ref>{{Church Times | title = Happy Nicobars | archive = 1966_04_01_007 | issue = 5381 | date = 1 April 1966 | page = 7 | accessed = 21 February 2019 }}</ref>
| [[Port Blair]]
| [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
| Christopher Paul<ref name="stos_">{{Cite web |title=Prayers for the Parishes and the People of the Diocese :1 January 2018 to 31 March 2018 |publisher=The Diocese of Saldanha Bay |date=n.d. |page=10 |access-date=8 June 2019 |url= https://www.stoswalds.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PPP-2018A.pdf }}</ref>
| 

|-
| Diocese of Jabalpur
| 1970, from Nagpur<ref name="chri_Welc">{{Cite web |title=Christ Church Cathedral Jabalpur History of 150 Years Since 1844. |work=Christ Church Cathedral CNI Jabalpur |date=2015 |access-date=8 June 2019 |url= http://www.christchurchcnijbp.org/history.php }}</ref>
| [[Jabalpur]]
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| Prem Chand Singh (Moderator)<ref name="canning-cons" />
|
|-
| Diocese of Patna
| bef. 70
| [[Bhagalpur]]
| [[Bihar & Jharkhand]]
| Philip P. Marandih<ref name="25y">[https://new.cnisynod.org/25-glorious-years-of-togetherness/]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|
|-
| Diocese of Cuttack
| 1970
| [[Cuttack]]
| [[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]]
| Surendra Kumar Nanda<ref name="angl_NewB">{{Cite web |title=New Bishops visit Anglican Communion Office |work=anglicannews.org |date=2 February 2017 |access-date=8 June 2019 |url= https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2017/02/new-bishops-visit-anglican-communion-office.aspx }}</ref>
|
|-
| Diocese of Bhopal
| betw. 70-79, from Jabalpur
| [[Indore]]
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| [[Manoj Charan]]
|
|-
| Diocese of Rajasthan
| 1981, from Delhi<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cnichurchkota.in/chruch-history.php |title=History of Church |access-date=21 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222041810/http://www.cnichurchkota.in/chruch-history.php |archive-date=22 February 2019 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
| [[Ajmer]]
| [[Rajasthan]]
| Darbara Singh<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.cnisynod.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/RAJASTHAN-min.pdf|title=Rajasthan|website=CNI Synod|access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref>
|
|-
| Diocese of Gujarat
| betw. 70-96
| [[Ahmedabad]]
| [[Gujarat]]
| Silvans Christian<ref>[https://new.cnisynod.org/patra-pasandgi-matrimonial-programme/]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|
|-
| Diocese of Kolhapur
| betw. 70-96
| [[Kolhapur]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| Sandeep Suresh Vibhute<ref name="vibhute">{{Cite web |url=https://new.cnisynod.org/consecration-of-the-revd-sandeep-suresh-vibhute-bishop-elect-diocese-of-kolhapur-cni/ |title=Consecration of the Revd. Sandeep Suresh Vibhute, Bishop-elect, Diocese of Kolhapur, CNI |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109190619/http://new.cnisynod.org/consecration-of-the-revd-sandeep-suresh-vibhute-bishop-elect-diocese-of-kolhapur-cni/ |archive-date=9 November 2018 |url-status=dead |date=14 August 2018 |website=CNI Synod }}</ref>
|
|-
| Diocese of Durgapur
| betw. 70-96
| [[Durgapur]]
|[[West Bengal]]
| [[Sameer Issac Khimla ]]<ref name="dutta-kolkata" />
|
|-
| Diocese of Chandigarh
| 1974, from Amritsar
| [[Ludhiana]]
| [[Chandigarh]], [[Punjab]]
| Younas Massey<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.cnisynod.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CHANDIGARH-min.pdf|title=Chandigarh|website=CNI Synod|access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Diocese of Agra (Church of North India)|Diocese of Agra]]
| 1976, from Lucknow<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dioceseofagra.org/christ-church-kanpur.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215152359/http://www.dioceseofagra.org/christ-church-kanpur.aspx|archive-date=15 February 2016|title=Christ Church Kanpur|website=Diocese of Agra}}</ref>
| [[Agra]]
| [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]]
| Prem Prakash Habil<ref name="mohanty">{{Cite web |url=https://new.cnisynod.org/service-for-induction-of-the-chief-coordinator-of-cni-sbss-mr-soumya-ranjan-mohanty-and-hon-chief-coordinator-cni-sbhs-mr-c-joshua-rathnam/ |title=Service for Induction of the Chief Coordinator – of CNI SBSS – Mr. Soumya Ranjan Mohanty and Hon. Chief Coordinator, CNI SBHS – Mr. C. Joshua Rathnam |date=23 May 2018 |website=CNI Synod |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203114506/http://new.cnisynod.org/service-for-induction-of-the-chief-coordinator-of-cni-sbss-mr-soumya-ranjan-mohanty-and-hon-chief-coordinator-cni-sbhs-mr-c-joshua-rathnam/ |archive-date=3 February 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| http://cnidioceseofagra.org

|-
| [[Diocese of Eastern Himalaya]]
| bef. 1987 — Darjeeling, renamed c. 1992,<ref name="angl_TwoB">{{Cite web |title=Two Bishops die in car crash |work=anglicannews.org |date=8 December 2000 |access-date=8 June 2019 |url= https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2000/12/two-bishops-die-in-car-crash.aspx }}</ref> from Barrackpur
| [[Darjeeling]]
| [[West Bengal]], [[Bhutan]], [[parts of Assam]]
| ''vacant'' Acting: Michael Herenz<ref name="canning-cons" />
|
|-
| Diocese of Sambalpur
| bef 96<ref name="conf">{{cite book|title=Confirmation Lessons|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RoOkggMb3BwC&pg=PA57|year=1998|publisher=ISPCK|isbn=978-81-7214-341-1|pages=57–}}</ref>
| [[Bolangir]]
| [[Odisha]]
| [[Pinuel Dip]]
|-
| Diocese of Phulbani
| 1997,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cniphulbanidiocese.org/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627122317/http://www.cniphulbanidiocese.org/home/|archive-date=27 June 2011|title=Welcome to CNI Phulbani Diocese|website=CNI Phulbani Diocese}}</ref> from Cuttack
| [[Kandhmal]]
| [[Odisha]]
| Bijay K. Nayak<ref name="25y" />
|
|-
| Diocese of Marathwada
| c. 2000<ref name="oremus">{{Cite web |title=Prayer Diary |work=oremus.org |date=1999 |access-date=8 June 2019 |url= http://www.oremus.org/acp/1999.txt }}</ref>
| [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| M. U. Kasab<ref name="vibhute" />
|
|-
| Diocese of Pune
| c. 2000<ref name="oremus" />
| [[Pune]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| Paul B. Dupare<ref name="vibhute" />
|
|-
| Diocese of Chhattisgarh
| 2010, from Jabalpur
| [[Raipur]]
| [[Chhattisgarh]]
| Rt. Rev. Robert Ali<ref name="mohanty" /> (previous Bishop of Bhopal)<ref name="dutta-kolkata" />
|
|}

== See also ==

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* [[Anglican Communion]]
* [[Christianity in West Bengal]]
* [[Christian Conference of Asia]]
* [[Christianity in India]]
* [[Church of South India]]
* [[Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church]]
* [[Church of Pakistan]]
{{colend}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.cnisynod.org/ Church of North India]
* [http://www.indianchristianity.com/html/Churches.htm Indian Christianity : The Church of North India]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140702173240/http://indianchristianity.org/CNI.php Indian Christianity : CNI]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140827135025/http://cnisynod.org/theological.aspx CNI Seminaries and Theological Colleges]
* [http://www.indianchristianity.com/html/Churches.htm The Church of North India CNI]

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