Kottarakkara Punalur Orthodox Diocese Explained

Diocese of Kottarakkara Punalur
Country:	India
Headquarters:	Kottapuram Seminary, Pulamon, Kottarakara
Border:	Orthodox
Territory:	Kottarakkara, Punalur
Metropolitan:	H. G. Yuhanon Mar Thevodoros
Established:	15 August 2010
Website:	Kottarakara Punalur Diocese
First Incumbent:	H.G. Yuhanon Mar Thevodoros
Diocese:	Kottarakara Punalur Diocese
Rite:	Malankara Rite
Parent Church:	Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

Kottarakkara Punalur Diocese is one of the 32 dioceses of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocese was created after dividing the then existed Thiruvananthapuram Diocese and Kollam Diocese on 15 August 2010.^[1] The diocese was inaugurated on 23 January 2011. Yuhanon Mar Thevodoros was installed the first Metropolitan of the diocese.^[2] Kottarakkara Kottappuram Seminary is the Bishop house of the Diocese. Fr. Philip Mathew served as the diocesan secretary. The diocesan secretary is Fr. C D Rajan.

Diocesan Secretaries

List of Diocesan Secretaries
From	Until	Secretary
2010	2012	Fr.Alex P. Zachariah^[3]
2012	2017	Fr.Philip Mathew Ampalathumkala^[4]
2017	Present	Fr.C D Rajan Nellila^[5]

Parishes

1. St. George Orthodox Church, Ampalathumkala, Kottarakkara
2. St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Alakkuzhy
3. St. George Orthodox Church, Ambalakara
4. Mar Yakob Burdana Orthodox Church, Ambalathumkala
5. St. George Orthodox Church, Ambanadu
6. St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Aringada
7. St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Avaneeswaram
8. Mar Aprem Orthodox Church, Chakkuvarakkal
9. Chaliakkara St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Chaliakkara St. Mary's
10. St. George Orthodox Church, Jayabharatham, Chemmanthoor
11. St. John's Orthodox Church, Chemmanthoor
12. Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Chembanaruvi
13. St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Edamon
14. St. George Orthodox Church, Elambal
15. St. George Salem Orthodox Church, Iypalloor
16. Mar Baselios Mar Gregorios Orthodox Valiyapalli, Kalayapuram
17. St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Kalayapuram
18. St. George Orthodox Church, Karavaloor
19. St. George Orthodox Church, Karavoor
20. St. George Orthodox Church, Karavoor
21. St. Ignathios Orthodox Church, Kottappuram
22. St. George Orthodox Church, Kuttiyilbhagom
23. Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Manlil
24. Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church Marangadu
25. St. George Orthodox Church, Melila
26. St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Mylom
27. St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Narikkal
28. St. George Orthodox Church, Nedumpara
29. St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Neeleswaram
30. Mar Gregarious Orthodox Church, Nellikunnam
31. St. George Orthodox Church, Nellikunnam
32. St. George Orthodox Church, Njarakkadu,Kunnicodu
33. St. George Orthodox Church, Odanavattom
34. St. John's Orthodox Church, Ottakkal
35. St. George Orthodox Church, Kottarakkara, Padinjaretheruvu
36. Mar Baselios Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Palanirappu
37. St. George Orthodox Church, Pattamala
38. St. George Orthodox Church, Perumkuzhy
39. St. George Orthodox Church, Kalayapuram, Poovathoor East
40. St. George Orthodox Church, Punalur Papermill
41. St. George Orthodox Church, Puthoothadam
42. St. Gregorious Orthodox Church, Sadanandapuram
43. St. George Orthodox Church, Thenmala
44. St. George Orthodox Church, Thollikode
45. St. George Orthodox Church, Thrikkannamangal
46. St. George Orthodox Church, Bethel, Uliyanad
47. St. George & St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Uliyanad
48. Mar Semavoon Desthuni Orthodox Church, Ummannur
49. St. George Orthodox Church, Urukunnu
50. St. John's Orthodox Church, Vadakode
51. St. George Orthodox Church, Valakode
52. St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Valakom
53. Mar Bersowma Orthodox Church, Vengoor
54. St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Vengoor
55. St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Vilayanthoor
56. St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Villoor
57. St. George Orthodox Church, Kulamudy
58. St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Chithrapuri, Kariara, Punalur

See also

• Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II

External links

• Website of Malankara Orthodox Church

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kalpana from H.H.Catholicos . malankaraorthodoxchurch.in.
2. Web site: Inauguration of Kottarakkara-Punalur Diocese and Installation of Metropolitan . orthodoxherald.com . 2013-03-21.
3. Web site: Fr. Alex P. Zachariah. orthodoxvaidikasanghom.org.
4. Web site: Fr.Philip Mathew . orthodoxvaidikasanghom.org.
5. Web site: Fr.Philip Mathew . orthodoxvaidikasanghom.org.
6. Web site: H. G. Dr. Yuhanon mar Thevodoros . malankaraorthodoxchurch.in.
7. Web site: Inauguration of Kottarakkara-Punalur Diocese and Installation of Metropolitan . orthodoxherald.com . 2013-03-21.