Diocese of Coimbatore of the Church of South India

The Coimbatore Diocese is one of the 25 dioceses of the Church of South India (CSI), a United Protestant denomination.

Diocese of Coimbatore

Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Church of South India
Statistics
Congregations	105
Members	150000
Information
Cathedral	Immanuel Cathedral, Coimbatore
Secular priests	112
Current leadership
Bishop	Timothy Ravinder Dev Pradeep

About the Diocese

CSI Coimbatore Diocese is the largest in terms of area,^{[clarification needed]} covering the Nilgiri, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri.

The diocese has 105 pastorates, 112 pastors and a membership of 150,000.

Bishops of Coimbatore CSI Diocese

Aiyadurai Jesudasen Appasamy (1950-1959)
S J Samuel
Jeevaanandam Thangamuthu
William Moses
Manickam Dorai (2000-2010)
Timothy Ravinder Dev Pradeep (2013– ...)

Cathedral and other major CSI churches in the diocese

Coimbatore

CSI Immanuel Church, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore

CSI Immanuel church is the cathedral church of the diocese. The church is one among the oldest churches in Coimbatore built in the year of 1830. The church is located in Avinashi road at Gopalapuram. The church underwent a major renovation work in the year 2006.

CSI Christ Church, Coimbatore

The foundation was laid on 15 October 1898 by Frederick Gell, Bishop of Madras and the church was dedicated on 11 June 1910. The church was extended in the year 1970.

Christ Church, Coimbatore

Nilgiris

St. Stephen's Church, Ooty

St. Stephen's Church is located on the road to Mysore in Ooty and it is one of the oldest churches in the Nilgiris district.

Wesley Church, Coonoor
C.S.I WEesley Church Hulical Pastorate, Glendale Estate, Coonoor

Salem

Christ Church, Salem

Christ Church is located on Fort Road, near the District Collectorate, in the heart of Salem City, Tamil Nadu, India. The church has been serving the community for the last 140 years, since its consecration in 1875. The church services at Christ Church are conducted both in English and Tamil. The church was designed by architect Robert Fellowes Chisholm, who was a pioneer of the Indo-Saracenic architecture, and also designed the Senate House buildings of the University of Madras and the Madras Presidency College

Educational institutions in the Diocese

Arts & Science Colleges

Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science
Bishop Appasamy College of Education

Engineering College

CSI College of Engineering, Ketti

Polytechnic College

CSI Polytechnic College, Salem

Technical College

CSI Technical and Vocational Training College for Women, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore

Teacher Training Institute

CSI Teacher Training Institute for Women, Hasthampatti, Salem

Primary and secondary education

Nursery schools -13
Primary and middle schools -69
High schools -5
Higher secondary Schools -10
Matriculation schools-3

Matriculation higher secondary schools

CSI Boys Higher Secondary School (Formerly Known as London Mission High School & Union High School), Coimbatore
CSI Girls Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore
CSI CMM Higher Secondary School, Ooty

Kindergarten teacher training

Kindergarten Teacher Training Institute, Gopalapuram, Coimbatore

Medical institutions in the Diocese

Hospitals

CSI Kosha Hospital, Erode.
Herbert Brough Memorial Hospital, Chennimalai.

School of Nursing

CSI School of Nursing, Erode.

Controversies

Bishop arrested
Sale of land
Money laundering
Protest against bifurcation, 2023
Elections on hold

Notable church buildings

CSI All Souls' Church, Coimbatore
St. George's Cathedral
A.W. Brough