Church of South India ( CSI ) is the largest Protestant community in southern India , the successor to the Church of England . Together with the Church of Pakistan , the Church of North India and the Church of Bangladesh, it is part of the Anglican community and the community of the Evangelical United Church . The Church of South India extends its jurisdiction to the states of Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , Kerala , Tamil Nadu and the territory of Sri Lanka . The number of believers in the Church of North India is about 4 million people.
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History
The Church of South India was formed on September 27, 1947 after the unification of the Anglican Church and other Protestant communities operating in the south of the country. The association was attended by the Union of the United Church of South India (a union of congregational , Presbyterian and Reformed communities), the provinces of South India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon, the Anglican Church and the Methodist Church of South India. In 1990, several Baptist and Pentecostal communities joined the Church of South India.
The unification process began in 1919 at a conference of Indian Protestant communities in Trankebar . One of the leaders of this conference was the first Indian Anglican bishop of Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (there. வேதநாயகம் சாமுவேல் அசரியா), who continued his further work to unite the Protestant communities into a single church.
After its formation, the Church of South India united Protestant communities of four different traditions (Anglicanism, Methodism , Presbyterianism and the Congregational system) of the episcopal and congregational directions.
There are currently 22 dioceses in the Church of South India. The church is governed by the Synod, which meets in Chennai every two years. At the head of the Synod is the elected presiding bishop.
The communities of the Church of South India are also active in various countries of the world.
Teaching
The Church of South India adheres to the Anglican dogma and recognizes the historical episcopate in its institutional structure.
Links
- Official website
- Dallas South India Church (link unavailable )
- Church of South India in Canada
- The site of the diocese in Karnataka (inaccessible link) (English)
- Information
- Information
- CSI Church
See also
- Protestantism in India