North Kerala Diocese of the Church of South India
| Diocese of Malabar | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Church of South India |
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| Cathedral | CSI Cathedral, Calicut |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Rt Rev Dr Royce Manoj Victor |
The Malabar Diocese is one of the twenty-four dioceses of the Church of South India covering the Malabar part of Kerala. The diocese consists of CSI churches in the areas Kannur, Wayanad, Calicut, part of Palakkad district and church in Goa. The cathedral church of the diocese is situated at Calicut and the Bishops House at Calicut
Malabar Diocese was formed by bifurcating the erstwhile North Kerala Diocese in April 2015.
Malabar Diocese publishes Sabhamitram magazine which is the official mouthpiece of the diocese.
The Church of South India (CSI) Cathedral Church is a landmark of Kozhikode City and a symbol of the contributions of the German missionaries of the Basel Mission in India.
It was on December 20, 1856, that the CSI Cathedral was opened. It marked a moment in the history of the Basel Mission in North Kerala after Hermann Gundert began activities of the mission in Thalassery on April 12, 1839. Located on the eastern side of the Mananchira Square, it is the biggest Basel Mission church in the Malabar region, built eight years after the missionaries came to India. The architecture is a combination of European and Kerala styles. On top of the arched entrance porch, there is a three-tiered turret. The church has a main hall and a cluster of rooms to the back and the sides. These are roofed with tiles.
The church also has a pipe organ which was a gift from the St. Ayden’s Church in Cheltenham, England.
The pioneering founders of the CSI Cathedral Church were Reverend Dr. Hermann Gundert, Reverend Samuel Hebich and Reverend J.M. Fritz.
The CSI St. Mary's English Church was built by the British. The original plan of this church was drawn in Gothic design by the then British Chief Engineer Col. Faber. This plan was put aside due to a controversy that arose between the civil district administration and the British military. While the British military wanted the church built at their barracks, the British civil servants wanted it to be located at Civil Station. This controversy kept the project in abeyance until a new Chaplin, Rev. Mickee, was appointed in 1860. He effected a compromise deal by which a Church could be built at an equidistant location both from the military barracks and from the Civil Station. Thus ‘Nadakavu’ was chosen as the location. The District Engineer Cap. Beans R. E., drew a new plan and estimated the project cost to Rs.9085. Government promised a grant of Rs.4500, the Church Building Society contributed Rs.2000 and the local community contributed the rest.
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