Niranam Diocese (Syriac Orthodox Church)
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Niranam diocese, the smallest diocese of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church
, is located in Niranam
, India
. It is one of the oldest dioceses of the church. Niranam is one of the places where St. Thomas the Apostle
preached in the 1st century.
during the Holy Father’s apostolic visit to India in 1875-1877. St. Gregorios of Parumala was appointed as the first Metropolitan of Niranam diocese by Patriarch Peter IV himself.
Metropolitan Markose Coorilos Thirumeni was given independent charge of Niranam diocese. He died in 2005.
The Diocese of Niranam has now been made an independent diocese with Dr. Geevarghese Mor Coorilose
as its Metropolitan who was consecrated as bishop on 3 July 2006 at St. Thomas Church, Paravur.
Jacobite Syrian Christian Church
The Jacobite Syrian Christian Church is part of the Syriac Orthodox Church, located in Kerala, India. It recognizes the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, currently Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, as its supreme head. It functions as a largely autonomous archdiocese within the church, under the authority...
, is located in Niranam
Niranam
Niranam is a village in central Travancore region in Kerala, India. It was a port in ancient Kerala, on the confluence of the Manimala and Achankovil River. It is almost from Tiruvalla in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is one of the oldest dioceses of the church. Niranam is one of the places where St. Thomas the Apostle
St. Thomas the Apostle
Saint Thomas the Apostle was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus.It may also refer to:-Places:*St. Thomas the Apostle , a large civil parish in Devon, England*St Thomas the Apostle Rural, a civil parish in east Cornwall, United Kingdom-Other:...
preached in the 1st century.
Establishment
The diocese was founded by former Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Peter IVIgnatius Peter IV
Moran Mor Ignatius Peter IV or Ignatius Pathros IV , was the 116th Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and the head of the Syriac Orthodox Church...
during the Holy Father’s apostolic visit to India in 1875-1877. St. Gregorios of Parumala was appointed as the first Metropolitan of Niranam diocese by Patriarch Peter IV himself.
Former Metropolitans
Mor Gregorios Geevarghese, Mor Dionysius Michael, Mor Kuriakose Koorilos, and Mor Markose Coorilos, led the diocese in the past. Mor Gregorios Geevarghese or Parumala Thirumeni was the first metropolitan of the diocese.Mor Gregorios Vayaliparambil pynadath(1899–1966) of Angamaly was also in charge of this diocese along with Thumbamon.Metropolitan Markose Coorilos Thirumeni was given independent charge of Niranam diocese. He died in 2005.
Present Metropolitan
Geevarghese Mor Coorilose
Metropolitan Dr. Geevarghese Mor Coorilos, formerly Rev. Dr. George Mathew Nalunnakkal, is a Syriac Orthodox bishop of the Syrian Orthodox Church and the current Jabobite bishop of Niranam...
as its Metropolitan who was consecrated as bishop on 3 July 2006 at St. Thomas Church, Paravur.