Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Northeast America

Diocese of Northeast America is a diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocese is headquartered at Muttontown, New York.

History

The diocese of Northeast America came into existence in 2009 by dividing the then existed American Diocese.[1]

Timeline

Diocesan Metropolitan

List of Diocesan Metropolitan
From Until Metropolitan Notes
1979 1991 Thomas Mar Makarios First Metropolitan of American Diocese
1993 2011 Mathews Mar Barnabas Retired on January 18, 2011.[2] Died on December 9, 2012.[3]
2011 Present Zachariah Mar Nicholovos Assistant Metropolitan of the Diocese from 2002

List of parishes

Notes

  1. "About Northeast American Diocese". neamericandiocese.org. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  2. "His Grace Mathews Mar Barnabas". neamericandiocese.org. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  3. "Mar Barnabas passes away". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2012-12-16.

External links

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