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Diocese of Lucknow (Church of North India)

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Diocese of Lucknow
Location
CountryIndia
TerritoryEastern Uttar Pradesh
DeaneriesLucknow, Jhansi, Prayagraj, Lakhimpur, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Saharanpur
HeadquartersPrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Statistics
Parishes73+
Congregations73+
Schools40+ schools
Members22000+
Information
DenominationChurch of India CIPBC
CathedralAll Saints Cathedral
Patron saintAll canonized Saints before English Reformation
LanguageEnglish, Hindi
Current leadership
Bishop and Metropolitian of India CIPBCRt. Rev. Samuel P Praksh

The Diocese of Lucknow is a diocese of the Church of India CIPBC, headquartered in the city of Prayagraj. The jurisdiction of the diocese mainly covers the Eastern side of Uttar Pradesh.

History

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The diocese of Lucknow was established in 1893 by carving it out from the Diocese of Calcutta. The diocese was given the name of Lucknow although the mother Cathedral, All Saints Cathedral and diocesan headquarters stayed in Prayagraj. It was because Prayagraj was situated within the legally defined territories of the diocese of Calcutta.

[1] It is the biggest Diocese in Uttar Pradesh and one of the oldest dioceses in north India.

Bishops

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The Bishop of Lucknow was the Ordinary of the Anglican Diocese of Lucknow from its inception in 1893 until the foundation of the Church in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon in 1927 and its consequent merger with other Protestant Churches to form the Church of India in 1927; and since then head of one of the united church's biggest dioceses.

Church of India

  • Late Rt. Rev. Lord Joseph Amritanand 1962–1970
  • Late Most Rev. Lord Deen Dayal 1970–1976
  • Late Rt. Rev. Raja Yousef
  • Rt. Rev. Anil R. Stephen
  • Rt. Rev. Samuel P Praksh
  • Late Rt. Rev. Dr. Colin Christopher Theodore – Moderator's Episcopal Commissary
  • Rev. Daniel Subhan – Moderator's Commissary
  • Rt. Rev. Dr. Peter Baldev – Sent on long leave w.e.f. June, 2022
  • Rt. Rev. Manoj Charan - Moderator's Episcopal Commissary - Resigned
  • Rt. Rev. Andrew Rathod - Moderator's Episcopal Commissary
  • Rt. Rev. Samuel P Praksh - Reinstated Bishop of Lucknow. (Current Bishop & Chairman)

References

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  1. ^ "A History of the Church of England in India, by Eyre Chatterton (1924)". Anglicanhistory.org. 6 November 1910. Retrieved 13 February 2016.