Diocese of Vellore of the Church of South India
The Diocese of Vellore is one among the 24 dioceses of Church of South India. The motto chosen for the diocese was "In the Cross of Christ I Glory" (based on Galatians chapter 6 verse 14). Its emblem includes a banyan tree - the tree under which the Scudder brothers prayed before they decided to begin their work in the area of Vellore.
Diocese of Vellore | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Church of South India |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 536 |
| Members | 1,72,000 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Rt.Rev.Dr.H. Sharma Nithiyanandam |
| Website | |
| CSI Vellore Diocese | |
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