Church of South India
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The Church of South India is a major Protestant united church formed from the merger of Anglican, Methodist, Congregational, Presbyterian, and Reformed traditions across several southern Indian states.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of South India canonical | 5 |
| Church of South India, Diocese of North Kerala | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
ⓘ
Protestant united church ⓘ |
| classification | mainline Protestant ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Anglican Church in South India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congregational churches in South India ⓘ Methodist Church in South India NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterian churches in South India ⓘ Reformed churches in South India ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
India
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ⓘ
Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedOn | 1947-09-27 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Synod of the Church of South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClergyTitle |
bishop
ⓘ
deacon ⓘ presbyter ⓘ |
| hasDiocesesIn |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitutions |
colleges
ⓘ
schools ⓘ theological seminaries ⓘ |
| hasRite | Western liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chennai
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ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKnownFor | first union of episcopal and non-episcopal Protestant churches on a wide scale ⓘ |
| isMemberOf |
Anglican Communion
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ⓘ
Christian Conference of Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ National Council of Churches in India NERFINISHED ⓘ World Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ World Methodist Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Kannada ⓘ Malayalam ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ Telugu ⓘ |
| leaderTitle |
Deputy Moderator
ⓘ
General Secretary ⓘ Moderator ⓘ |
| motto | That they all may be one ⓘ |
| operatesInState |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Puducherry NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| polity | episcopal polity ⓘ |
| regionServed | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theology |
Anglican tradition
ⓘ
Methodist tradition ⓘ Protestantism ⓘ Reformed tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Church of South India, Diocese of North Kerala