Diocese of Lucknow (Church of North India)

Not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow.

Diocese of Lucknow
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 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.

History

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.

Bishops

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.

• Late Rt. Rev. Lord Alfred Clifford 1893–1910
• Late Most. Rev. Lord George Westcott 1910–1928
• Late Rt. Rev. Lord Charles Saunders 1928–1938
• Late Rt. Rev. Lord Sydney Bill 1939–1947
• Late Rt. Rev. Lord Christopher Robinson 1947–1962

Church of India

• Late Rt. Rev. Lord Joseph Amritanand 1962–1970
• Late Most Rev. Lord Deen Dayal 1970–1976
• Late Rt. Rev. Raja Yousef
• Rt. Rev. Anil R. Stephen
• Rt. Rev. Samuel P Praksh
• Late Rt. Rev. Dr. Colin Christopher Theodore – Moderator's Episcopal Commissary
• Rev. Daniel Subhan – Moderator's Commissary
• Rt. Rev. Dr. Peter Baldev – Sent on long leave w.e.f. June, 2022
• Rt. Rev. Manoj Charan - Moderator's Episcopal Commissary - Resigned
• Rt. Rev. Andrew Rathod - Moderator's Episcopal Commissary
• Rt. Rev. Samuel P Praksh - Reinstated Bishop of Lucknow. (Current Bishop & Chairman)

References

1. "A History of the Church of England in India, by Eyre Chatterton (1924)". Anglicanhistory.org. 6 November 1910. Retrieved 13 February 2016.