Diocese of Kanyakumari of the Church of South India

Kanyakumari Diocese is one of the 24 dioceses under the Church of South India, a United Protestant denomination. which consists of CSI churches in Kanyakumari District. The diocese was constituted on 2 June 1959. Anglican diocese established in 1879, later becoming part of the Church of South India. The South Travancore Diocese was bifurcated into the Kanyakumari Diocese and the South Kerala Diocese in 1959, Arnold Legg who was the Bishop of South Travancore Diocese since 1937, continued to serve as the Bishop of South Kerala Diocese. I.R.H. Gnanadason was the first Bishop of the Kanyakumari Diocese.

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South Travancore Diocese

The Rt. Rev. A. H. Legg was consecrated on 27-09-1947 and installed as the first Bishop of the South Travancore Diocese on 13-10-1947. The present Kanyakumari district was historically part of the erstwhile Travancore State. Kanyakumari district Tamil speaking was transferred to Madras State on 1 November 1956. Due to that, The South Travancore Diocese was bifurcated into the Kanyakumari Diocese and the south Kerala Diocese in 1959.

Present status

The diocese has a membership of 5,91,762 people and has assets, funds and savings of above Rs. 800 crores. The diocese has managed various mission hospitals, Paddy fields, land assess, schools and colleges built in the early 1800s. and churches

Missionaries

Rev. William Tobias Ringeltaube
Vethamonikam desikar
Rev. Charles Mead
Rev. Charles Mault
Rev. Dr. James Duthie
Dr. Theodore Howard Somervel
Rev. John Abbs
Rev. Sinclair

Bishops of the diocese

Travancore diocese

Arnold Legg

Kanyakumari diocese

1959–1973: I.R.H. Gnanadason
1973–1979: C. Selvamony
1980–1997: G. Christhudhas
1997–2000: M. I. Kesari
2000–2018: Gnanasigamony Devakadasham
2019–: A. R. Chelliah
from 07-12-2025 : S. Christopher Vijayan

Institutions under Kanyakumari Diocese

School's

Higher Secondary Schools

Ringletaube Higher Secondary School, Mylaudy
Scott Christian Higher Secondary School for Boys, Nagercoil
Duthie Higher Secondary School for Girls, Nagercoil
Home church girls Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil
C.S.I. Higher Secondary School for Girls, Neyyoor
C.S.I. Higher Secondary School for Girls, Marthandam
C.S.I. Higher Secondary School for Boys, Marthandam
C.S.I. Higher Secondary School, Mathicode
L.M.S. Higher Secondary School, James town
L.M.S. Higher Secondary School, Christucoil, Palliyadi
C.S.I. Higher Secondary School, Kadamalaikuntu
C.S.I. Higher Secondary School, Zionpuram
L.M.S. Higher Secondary School, South Thamaraikulam
C.S.I. V.V. Higher Secondary School, Irenepuram
C.S.I. Higher Secondary School, Venkanji
Hacker Memorial Higher Secondary School, Neyyoor

Matriculation School

C.S.I. Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil

High Schools

C.S.I. High School for Girls, Santhapuram
C.S.I. V. V. High School for Girls, Irenepuram

Middle Schools

Middle School, Kannangulam
Middle School, Levinchipuram
Middle School, Eathamozhi
Middle School, Corrimony

Primary School

L.M.S. Primary School, Christucoil, Palliyadi
Duthie Tamil Primary School, Nagercoil
Duthie Tamil Nursery School, Nagercoil
Morton English Primary School, Nagercoil
C.S.I. Christ Tamil Primary School, Kamarajapuram
Sishu Bhavan, Nagercoil

Special School

C.S.I. School for the Deaf, Kottaram
School for the Visually Handicapped, Irenepuram
Bishop Gnanadason Arivu Illam, Kotticode at Chithiramcode.
C.S.I. School for Mentally Retarded, Alancode

College's

Arts College

Scott Christian College, Nagercoil
Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam
Women’s Christian College, Nagercoil
Christian College of Education, Marthandam
C.S.I. College of Physical Education, Scott College Campus, Nagercoil

Teacher’s Training Institute

C.S.I. Teacher’s Training Institute, Irenepuram

Polytechnic College & I.T.I

Moderator Gnanadason Polytechnic College, Nagercoil
C.S.I. Vethamonickam Memorial CSI Polytechnic College, Viricode, Marthandam
C.S.I. Motor Mechanic Training Centre, Nagercoil
C.S.I. I.T.I., Kaliyakkavilai

College of Nursing & Physiotheraphy

C.S.I. School of Nursing, Neyyoor
C.S.I. School of Nursing, Marthandam
C.S.I. Christian College of Nursing, Neyyoor
C.S.I. Christian College of Nursing, Marthandam
C.S.I. Christian College Of Physiotherapy, Colachel
C.S.I. College of Nursing, Vadaseri, Nagercoil

Engineering College

CSI Institute of Technology, Thovalai

Hospitals

C.S.I. Mission Hospital, Nagercoil
C.S.I. Mission Hospital, Marthandam
C.S.I. Medical Mission Hospital, Neyyoor
International Cancer Centre, Neyyoor
C.S.I. Mission Hospital, Karungal
C.S.I. Mission Hospital, Kulasekharam
C.P.M. Leprosy Hospital, Udayarvilai, Colachel

Lace Industries

C.S.I. Lace & Embroidery Industry, Nagercoil
C.S.I. Embroidery Industry, Neyyoor
C.S.I. Embroidery Industry, Marthandam

Theological seminary

Kanyakumari Theological seminary college, Muttom, kanyakumari.