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Crest of the Church of South India, Tiruchirappalli–Thanjavur Diocese
About Us

A journey rooted in faith, sustained by service

The Church of South India, Tiruchirappalli–Thanjavur Diocese, constituted in 1947.

The story of the Church of South India Tiruchirappalli–Thanjavur Diocese is a story that reaches far beyond the formal establishment of the Diocese in 1947. It is a story woven through the lives of missionaries, pastors, teachers, physicians, evangelists, children, families and generations of faithful people who believed that the Gospel must not only be proclaimed, but also lived.

  1. 01Our HistoryFrom Tharangambadi in 1706 to a united Diocese. 25 chapters.
  2. 02CSI at EightyThe Bishop’s paper for the Church of South India’s eightieth year. Born 27 September 1947.
  3. 03VisionThe horizon the Diocese walks toward. “A Christ-centred, united and compassionate Church.”
  4. 04MissionThe road the Diocese walks, and why. 10 aims.
  5. 05The CrestThe seal, and what its five parts mean. “That they all may be one.”
  6. 06Where We ServeEight councils across the delta and the hills. 98 pastorates.
  7. 07TimelineEvery date, spaced by the years between. 17 milestones.
  8. 08The BishopsSeven episcopates since the Diocese was constituted. 7 Bishops.

8 District Church Councils.