Diocese of Vellore of the Church of South India
Diocese of Vellore | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Church of South India |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 536 |
| Members | 1,72,000 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Rt.Rev.Dr.H. Sharma Nithiyanandam |
| Website | |
| CSI Vellore Diocese | |
The Diocese of Vellore is one among the 24 dioceses of Church of South India, a United Protestant denomination. The motto chosen for the diocese was "In the Cross of Christ I Glory" (based on Galatians chapter 6 verse 14). Its emblem includes a banyan tree - the tree under which the Scudder brothers prayed before they decided to begin their work in the area of Vellore.