词条 | Diocese of Agra (Church of North India) |
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Diocese of Agra is a territorial division of the Church working under the Church of North India.[1] Diocese of Agra, within the Church of North India, was constituted by the decision of the Synod Executive of the Church of North India.{{when|date=October 2014}} The new Diocese thus formed comprising the western part of Uttar Pradesh was named the Diocese of Agra. The Diocese's constitution was accepted and adopted by Minutes 76/6 at the first ordinary meeting of the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Agra which held its session in St. John's College, Agra Hall, on 9 April 1976. The ConstitutionThe Constitution of the Diocese of Agra was accepted and adopted by minutes 76/6 at the first ordinary meeting of the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Agra which held its sessions in St. John's College, Agra on 9 April 1976 and as subsequently amended up to the Sixteenth Diocesan Council held on 2–5 October 2006 at St. Paul's College, Agra. PreambleAs authorized by the Constitution and the Church of North India, the Agra Diocesan Council adopted its Constitution for the Pastorates, keeping in view the condition and needs of Pastorates in the Diocese, and the same was approved by the Church of North India Synod Executive Committee. The PastorateA Pastorate is an organized congregation or a group of Congregations, recognized as a Pastorate by the Diocesan Council, under the Pastoral care of the Presbyter-in-charge. In some pastorates other ministers may be appointed to assist the presbyter-in-charge of the pastorate and to work under his/her supervision. The pastorate comprises the below mentioned
EducationThe Diocese has played a prominent role in promoting and providing sound education to our society. The Agra Diocese has played a prominent role in promoting and providing sound education to our society. It looks after the Schools and Education via the Diocesan Education Board, a Non-Profit organization with the objective to serve the Country through sound education based on Christian principles. The Diocesan Education Board is registered under Act No XXI/1860 of the Societies Act, Uttar Pradesh by Registrar of Societies, U.P Lucknow.
Under the Holy Supervision of the Bishop the Diocese is serving our society in Agra, Aligarh, Mathura, Meerut, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Etah, Kasganj, Bareilly, Bulandshahar, Farukhabad, Moradabad, Sambhal, Mainpuri, Nainital, Dehradun, Saharanpur, Mussoorie and in all about forty such places in the western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Region. The Schools and Colleges are
References1. ^{{cite web | title = The Diocess |work=The Church Of North India | url = http://cnisynod.org/tehdisc.aspx | accessdate = 2014-10-14 }} External links
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