Niranam Orthodox Diocese

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

History

The Niranam diocese is created in 1876 with 22 parishes. 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 is a parish under the Niranam diocese. The diocese controls Karunagiri M.G.D Ashram, Balabhavan, Thiruvalla Marthamariam Mandiram Hostel and Aged Home.

The diocesan headquarters is at Bethany Aramana, Thiruvalla. In 2023, the present Metropolitan is Dr. Yuhanon Mar Crysostomos.

Diocesan Metropolitan

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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