The Diocese of Northeast America is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocese has jurisdiction over eastern parts of the United States and eastern parts of Canada. The diocese is headquartered at Muttontown, New York.

History

The diocese of Northeast America came into existence in 2009 by dividing the then existed American Diocese.^[1]

Timeline

1970's Many parishes and congregations of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church were started in America.
1976 The parishes in America were placed under the authority of Bombay Diocese.
1979 A new diocese for America is formed and H.G. Dr. Thomas Mar Makarios was appointed as the first metropolitan of the diocese.
1991 The Malankara Metropolitan was the ruling hierarch of the American Diocese with Mathews Mar Barnabas as Auxiliary.
1993 Mathews Mar Barnabas enthroned as the metropolitan of the diocese.
2002 Zachariah Mar Nicholovos appointed as Auxiliary Metropolitan to Mathews Mar Barnabas.
2009 The Diocese of America divided into Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Northeast America and Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Southwest America. Mathews Mar Barnabas and Zachariah Mar Nicholovos continued in the diocese of Northeast America.
2011 Mathews Mar Barnabas retired and Zachariah Mar Nicholovos enthroned as the metropolitan of the diocese.

Diocesan Metropolitan

List of Diocesan Metropolitan
From	Until	Metropolitan	Notes
1979	1991	Thomas Mar Makarios	First Metropolitan of American Diocese
1993	2011	Mathews Mar Barnabas	Retired on January 18, 2011.^[2] Died on December 9, 2012.^[3]
2011	Present	Zachariah Mar Nicholovos	Enthroned as Diocesan Metropolitan on May 21, 2011.

List of parishes

St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Bronx, New York
St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Queens, New York
St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Long Island, New York
St. Mary's Indian Orthodox Church of Rockland, Suffern, New York
St. Paul's Indian Orthodox Church, Albany, New York
St. Baselios Orthodox Church, Elmont, New York
St. Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church, Floral Park, New York
St. Basil Orthodox Church, Franklin Square, New York
Holy Cross Indian Orthodox Mission Congregation, New York
St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Yonkers, New York
St. George Orthodox Church Of Westchester, New York
St. Gregorios Orthodox Church Of Westchester, Yonkers, New York
St. Thomas Orthodox Congregation, Syracuse, New York
St. George Malankara Orthodox Church Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania (PA)
St. Mary's Malankara Orthodox Syrian Cathredral, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
St. Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Devereaux Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
St. John's Indian Orthodox Church Of Delaware Valley, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Church Of Dutchess Country, New York
St. Peter's & St. Paul's Indian Orthodox Church, Orangeburg, New York
St. George Malankara Orthodox Church Of India, Staten Island, New York
Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Staten Island, New York
St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Staten Island, New York
St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Port Matilda, Pennsylvania
St. Mary's Indian Orthodox Church, West Sayville, New York
St. Mary's Malankara Orthodox Church, White Plains, New York
St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Church, Yonkers, New York
St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox church, Parkhill Avenue, Yonkers, New York
St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Woodside, New York
St. Mary's Orthodox Church, West Nyack, New York
St. Thomas Diocesan Chapel, Syosset, New York
St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Rochester, New York
St. Baselios Orthodox Church, Ridgewood, New York
St. John's Malankara Orthodox Church, Orangeburg, New York
St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Brooklyn, New York
St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Jackson Heights, New York
St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Long Island, New York
St. Mary's Indian Orthodox Church, Valley Cottage, New York
St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Church, Mt. Olive, New Jersey
Saints Basilios - Gregorios Orthodox Church, North Plainfield, New Jersey
St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Midland Park, New Jersey
St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Church, Clifton, New Jersey
St. George Malankara Orthodox Church, Teaneck, New Jersey
St. Mary's Orthodox Church of Linden, New Jersey
St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Church, Baltimore, Maryland
St. Mary's Indian Orthodox Church of Boston, Maynard, Massachusetts
St. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church, Damascus, Maryland
St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Church, Silver Spring, Maryland
St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Church, Hartford, Connecticut
St. Mary's Indian Orthodox Church, Clifton, Virginia
St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Church, Greater Washington,
St. Gregorios Orthodox Church of Toronto, Canada
St. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Church, Mississaugua, Ontario, Canada
St. Mary's Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Greater Toronto, Canada
St. George Orthodox Congregation, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Brossard, Canada
St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Mascher St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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