Posted by webmaster in Puttur Diocese, Syro Malankara Catholic ChurchApr 15th, 2010 | No Comments
The first diocese of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in the State was opened at Noojibalthila, near Puttur in Dakshina Kannada, on Thursday.
Geevarghese Mar Divannasios took charge as the first Bishop at a religious ceremony.
He was earlier the Bishop of Sulthan Bathery Diocese in Wayanad, Kerala.
Major Archbishop of the Malankara Catholic Church Moran Mor Baselios Cleeemis Catholicos; Archbishop of Bangalore Bernard Moras; Bishop of Belthangady Lawrence Mukkuzhy; Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP; and B. Ramanatha Rai, MLA, were among those present. Bishops from other parts of the State and outside, who attended the ceremony, felicitated the new Bishop. The Puttur Diocese has 22 churches under it spread across Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Kodagu, Hassan, Chikmagalur, Mandya, Mysore, Shimoga and Chamarajanagar districts.
Posted by webmaster in Puttur Diocese, Syro Malankara Catholic ChurchApr 12th, 2010 | No Comments
The diocese of Puttur, the first Syro-Malankara administrative unit in Karnataka, would be opened this Wednesday with the installation of its first bishop, officials said.
Convenor of the organization committee, Father George Kalayil told media to media persons on Saturday that Puttur is the first Malankara diocese in Karnataka and that Bishop Geevarghese Mar Divannasios of Sultan Battery will take charge as bishop of Puttur.
The installation of the new bishop will take place at 11 am on April 15, and will be followed by a public meeting, which will be inaugurated by District-in-Charge Minister Krishna J Palemar. Archbishop Bernard Moras of Latin rite, Bishop Lawrence Mukkuyi of Belthangady Syro-Malabar diocese and several other socio-political leaders.
The new diocese covers nine civil districts including Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Hassan, Chikmagalur, Kodagu, Mandya, Mysore, Shimoga and Chamarajanagar. The bishop house will be located at Parladka in Puttur taluk and will have 22 churches in these 9 districts under its jurisdiction.
As many as 800 families come under these 22 churches, most of whom were migrants from Kerala, generations ago. The Malankara Catholic Church has 8 diocese in all, 6 in Kerala and 1 each in Tamilnadu and Karnataka. Publicity Convenor Fr Samuel Puthuppady, Fr Cyprian and others were present at the press meet.
