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Diocese of Church of India headquartered in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Diocese of Lucknow | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Territory | Eastern Uttar Pradesh |
Deaneries | Lucknow, Jhansi, Prayagraj, Lakhimpur, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Saharanpur |
Headquarters | Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 73+ |
Congregations | 73+ |
Schools | 40+ schools |
Members | 22000+ |
Information | |
Denomination | Church of India CIPBC |
Cathedral | All Saints Cathedral |
Patron saint | All canonized Saints before English Reformation |
Language | English, Hindi |
Current leadership | |
Bishop and Metropolitian of India CIPBC | Rt. Rev. Samuel P Praksh |
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.
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.
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