Diocese of South Kerala of the Church of South India

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• South Kerala Diocese is a diocese of the Church of South India which consists of CSI churches in Trivandrum and Kollam districts of Kerala.
• It is one of the biggest dioceses in the Church of South India, a United Protestant denomination.The diocese was constituted on 2 June 1959.
• Anglican diocese established in 1879, later becoming part of the Church of South India (CSI).
• In April 2015, a part of the diocese was removed to form a new diocese, the Kollam-Kottarakkara Diocese.
• In Kerala, there were, until April 2015, three other CSI Dioceses viz: North Kerala Diocese, Madhya Kerala Diocese, East Kerala Diocese.

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History

• •The history of the Protestant Missions in South Kerala begins with the arrival of William Tobias Ringeltaube on 25 April 1806 at Mylaudy near Cape Comorin(Kanyakumari).
• •As missionary work was already started in Tranquebar, a Danish colony, Ringeltaube travelling in a Danish ship arrived at Tranquebar, invited by Maharasan Vethamonikam desikar the first convert christian from this region.
• •Travancore was then a native state under British protection ruled by its Maharaja.

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