Diocese of South Kerala of the Church of South India
South Kerala Diocese is a diocese of the Church of South India which consists of CSI churches in Trivandrum and Kollam districts of Kerala. It is one of the biggest dioceses in the Church of South India. In April 2015, a part of the diocese was removed to form a new diocese, the Kollam-Kottarakkara Diocese. In Kerala, there were, until April 2015, three other CSI Dioceses viz: North Kerala Diocese, Madhya Kerala Diocese, East Kerala Diocese. In 2010, the diocese had 352 ordained pastors, 49 retired pastors and more than 200 church workers. There are 70 districts and 623 churches in this diocese.
Diocese of South Kerala Diocese | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Headquarters | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Coordinates | 8°30′36″N 76°57′09″E |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 623 |
| Members | Administrative Secretary (Ad-Hoc): T. T. Praveen |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of South India |
| Established | 1959 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | A. Dharmaraj Rasalam |
| Website | |
| csiskd | |
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