Adoor Kadampanad Orthodox Diocese
Diocese of Adoor Kadampanad | |
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| Orthodox | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Territory | Adoor, Kadampanad |
| Metropolitan | Vacant, H.H. Baselios Marthoma Mathews III |
| Headquarters | Sreyas Aramana, Mar Epiphanios Centre, Kannamcode, Adoor P.O Pathanamthitta – 691 523 |
| Information | |
| First holder | Zacharias Mar Aprem |
| Rite | Malankara Rite |
| Established | 15 August 2010 |
| Diocese | Adoor Kadampanad Diocese |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
| Bishop | Vacant |
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| Adoor Kadampanad Diocese | |
Adoor Kadampanad Diocese is one of 32 dioceses of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocese was created on 15 August 2010. Zacharias Aprem was the last Metropolitan. The head office is located in Mar Ephipanios center, Sreyas Aramana, Kannamkode, Adoor. Since Zacharias Mar Aprem's removal from administrative duties due to controversial remarks, the diocese has been directly controlled by Baselios Marthoma Mathews III from Devalokam.
This diocese is a stronghold of monasticism in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, with the monastery of Mount Tabor Dayara, Pathanapuram with 51 monks along with the convents of Mount Tabor Convent, Pathanapuram which has 50 nuns, Nazareth Convent in Kadampanad with 19 nuns, and Saint Mary Convent in Adoor with 8 nuns. The Community of the Love of God (CLG), a contemplative sisterhood of the Malankara Orthodox Church, finds its spiritual home and origin within the bounds of this diocese.
The population of the Kadampanad region, over which this diocese has jurisdiction is majority Malankara Orthodox, making it one of the few places in Kerala where Orthodox Church members form the total majority of the population.
The diocese's co-cathedrals of Saint Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Adoor and Saint Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Kadampanad have about 1,100 and 1,400 member families, respectively.