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The '''Diocese of Madras''' is one of the 30 [[diocese]]s of the [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]] with its headquarters at [[Chennai]] .

==History==
Parishes of Madras Diocese were formerly consisted of the present Calcutta and Madras [[diocese]]s with H.G. Dr. Stephanos Mar Theodosius as the first Diocesan [[Metropolitan Bishop|Metropolitan]].

==Today==
The present diocese was formed on 1979 and the Diocesan [[Metropolitan Bishop|Metropolitan]] was the late H.G. Zachariah Mar Dionysius. Diocese of Madras includes the territorial area of [[Tamil Nadu]], and [[Andaman islands]] in [[India]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]] and churches in other countries.

Since the demise of H.G. Mar Dionysius in 1997, H.G. Dr. Yakob Mar Irenaios [[Metropolitan Bishop|Metropolitan]] led the diocese. The Diocese celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 2004 and launched several charitable and social development programmes. Territorial and institutional growth caused the Diocese to be divided into three Madras, Bangalore and Brahmavar Dioceses. The diocese has 64 independent [[parish]]es and many more congregations including 9 [[cathedral]]s. Sixty-five priests serve the parishioners, including 6 Cor-episcopas, 1 Cor-episcopa ramban, 4 rambans, and 4 retirees.

The diocese has a charitable institution called Snehabhavan, which is a guidance centre for patients undergoing treatment in Christian Medical College, Vellore.

Mercy Home is a home for physically challenged children in Eluru, [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Almost all parishes operate elementary and higher secondary schools. One degree college operates in Narasimharajapuram, South canara, and two colleges run under control of the parishes. They are St.Mary’s college, [[Brahmavar]] and St. Thomas College, Koyambedu, [[Chennai]].

This diocese includes non-Malayalee communities consisting of Konkani Christians with Konkani Priests, worshiping in [[Konkani language]] in [[Brahmavar]]. Another community of [[Telugu people|Telugu]] inhabits Eluru with Telugu Evangelists. The diocese also runs 2 guesthouses in [[Chennai]] city for youngsters who came to study as well as work.

==Diocesan Metropolitan==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 95%;"
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! colspan="4" style="background-color: #7F1734; color: white;" | Diocesan Metropolitan
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! style="background-color: #D4B1BB; width: 8%;" | From
! style="background-color: #D4B1BB; width: 8%;" | Until
! style="background-color: #D4B1BB; width: 26%;" | Metropolitan
! style="background-color: #D4B1BB; width: 53%;" | Notes

|- valign="top" style="background-color: white;"
| style="text-align: center;" | 1979
| style="text-align: center;" | 1997
| '''H.G. Zachariah Mar Dionysius'''
| Entombed at Mount Tabor Chapel, Pathanapuram

|- valign="top" style="background-color: #F7F0F2;"
| style="text-align: center;" | 1997
| style="text-align: center;" | 2009
| '''H.G. Dr. Yakob Mar Irenaios'''
| Transferred to Kochi Diocese

|- valign="top" style="background-color: white;"
| style="text-align: center;" | 2009
| style="text-align: center;" | Present
| '''[[Yuhanon Mar Dioscoros|H.G. Dr. Yuhanon Mar Dioscoros]]'''
|
|}

==List of parishes in India==
* St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Port Blair, Andamans, India
* St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Bettapur, Andamans, India
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Diglipur, Andamans, India
* St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Mannarghat, Andamans, India
* St. George Orthodox Church, Mayabunder, Andamans, India
* St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Rangat, Andamans, India
* St. Dionysius Orthodox Church, Kadamthala, Andamans, India
* St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Coimbatore, India
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Coonoor, India
* St. George Orthodox Church, Avadi, Chennai, India
* St. George Orthodox Church, Ramalingapuram, Chennai, India
* St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Broadway, Chennai, India
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Chetpet, Chennai, India
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Injambakkam, Chennai, India
* St. Peter's & St. Paul's Orthodox Church, Koyembedu, Chennai, India
* St. George Orthodox Church, Padi, Chennai, India
* St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Perambur, Chennai, India
* St. Thomas Mount Orthodox Church, Puzhuthivakkam, Chennai, India
* Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Tambaram, Chennai, India
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, India
* St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Madurai, India
* St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Mettupalayam, India
* St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Neyveli, India
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Pollachi, India
* St. Antony's Orthodox Church, Pondichery, India
* St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Salem, India
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Tirupur, India
* St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Tiruchirapalli, India
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Thiruvarambur, India
* St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Tuticorin, India
* St. Peter's Orthodox Church, Valparai, India
* St. Luke's Orthodox Church, Vellore, India

==List of parishes outside India==
* St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (First Church Outside India)*
* St.Thomas Orthodox Syrian Cathedral, Singapore, Singapore
* St. Dionysius Indian Orthodox Church, Auckland, New Zealand
* St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Church, Hamilton, New Zealand
* St. Mary's Indian Orthodox Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia https://www.stmarysioc.org.au/
* St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Church, Melbourne, Australia
* St. George Indian Orthodox Church, Perth, Australia
* St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Church, Adelaide, Australia
* St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Cathedral, Sydney, Australia
* St. George Indian Orthodox Church, Brisbane, Australia
* St. Mary's Indian Orthodox Church, Sydney, Australia http://smioc.org.au/
* St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Church, Canberra, Australia

==External links==
*[http://malankaraorthodoxchurch.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=167&Itemid=288/ Official website of Malankara Orthodox Church]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120712185317/http://www.orthodoxchurchmadras.com/ Official website of Madras Diocese]
{{Dioceses of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church}}

[[Category:Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church dioceses]]
[[Category:1979 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]

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