# Kottarakkara Punalur Orthodox Diocese

Kottarakkara Punalur Diocese is one of the 32 dioceses of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocese was created after dividing the then existed Thiruvananthapuram Diocese and Kollam Diocese on 15 August 2010. The diocese was inaugurated on 23 January 2011. Yuhanon Mar Thevodoros was installed the first Metropolitan of the diocese. Kottarakkara Kottappuram Seminary is the Bishop house of the Diocese. Fr. Philip Mathew served as the diocesan secretary. The diocesan secretary is Fr. C D Rajan.

## Diocesan Secretaries

List of Diocesan Secretaries :
| From | Until | Secretary |
| 2010 | 2012 | Fr.Alex P. Zachariah |
| 2012 | 2017 | Fr.Philip Mathew Ampalathumkala |
| 2017 | Present | Fr.C D Rajan Nellila |

## Diocesan Metropolitans

Kottarakkara Punalur Orthodox Diocesan Metropolitans :
| From | Until | Metropolitan | Notes |
| 2010 | Present | Yuhanon Mar Thevodoros | 1st Metropolitan of the diocese |

## Parishes

* St. George Orthodox Church, Ampalathumkala, Kottarakkara
* St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Alakkuzhy
* St. George Orthodox Church, Ambalakara
* Mar Yakob Burdana Orthodox Church, Ambalathumkala
* St. George Orthodox Church, Ambanadu
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Aringada
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Avaneeswaram
* Mar Aprem Orthodox Church, Chakkuvarakkal
* Chaliakkara St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Chaliakkara St. Mary's
* St. George Orthodox Church, Jayabharatham, Chemmanthoor
* St. John's Orthodox Church, Chemmanthoor
* Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Chembanaruvi
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Edamon
* St. George Orthodox Church, Elambal
* St. George Salem Orthodox Church, Iypalloor
* Mar Baselios Mar Gregorios Orthodox Valiyapalli, Kalayapuram
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Kalayapuram
* St. George Orthodox Church, Karavaloor
* St. George Orthodox Church, Karavoor
* St. George Orthodox Church, Karavoor
* St. Ignathios Orthodox Church, Kottappuram
* St. George Orthodox Church, Kuttiyilbhagom
* Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Manlil
* Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church Marangadu
* St. George Orthodox Church, Melila
* St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Mylom
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Narikkal
* St. George Orthodox Church, Nedumpara
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Neeleswaram
* Mar Gregarious Orthodox Church, Nellikunnam
* St. George Orthodox Church, Nellikunnam
* St. George Orthodox Church, Njarakkadu,Kunnicodu
* St. George Orthodox Church, Odanavattom
* St. John's Orthodox Church, Ottakkal
* St. George Orthodox Church, Kottarakkara, Padinjaretheruvu
* Mar Baselios Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Palanirappu
* St. George Orthodox Church, Pattamala
* St. George Orthodox Church, Perumkuzhy
* St. George Orthodox Church, Kalayapuram, Poovathoor East
* St. George Orthodox Church, Punalur Papermill
* St. George Orthodox Church, Puthoothadam
* St. Gregorious Orthodox Church, Sadanandapuram
* St. George Orthodox Church, Thenmala
* St. George Orthodox Church, Thollikode
* St. George Orthodox Church, Thrikkannamangal
* St. George Orthodox Church, Bethel, Uliyanad
* St. George & St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Uliyanad
* Mar Semavoon Desthuni Orthodox Church, Ummannur
* St. George Orthodox Church, Urukunnu
* St. John's Orthodox Church, Vadakode
* St. George Orthodox Church, Valakode
* St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Valakom
* Mar Bersowma Orthodox Church, Vengoor
* St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Vengoor
* St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Vilayanthoor
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Villoor
* St. George Orthodox Church, Kulamudy
* St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Chithrapuri, Kariara, Punalur