The Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Southwest America, sometimes referred to as the Southwest Diocese or DS-WA is a diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocesan headquarters are located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, with a postal address of Beasley, a suburban city in Texas 40 miles from downtown Houston. The southwest diocese covers several churches in the U.S. states, and Canada.
The American diocese was established in 1979 by Thomas Makarios. In 1991, after the transfer of Makarios to the newly formed Malankara Orthodox Diocese of UK, Europe & Africa, Mathews Barnabas was enthroned as metropolitan in 1993. In 2002, Zachariah Nicholovos was appointed as the assistant metropolitan.
The Diocese was formed by order number 145/2009 signed by the Catholicos of the Apostolic Throne of St. Thomas and Malankara Metropolitan, Didymus I on 1 April 2009. Barnabas and Nicholovos were appointed to the Northeast American Diocese and Alexios Eusebius was appointed the Southwest Diocese.
According to order number 01/2017, Eusebius was transferred to the Diocese of Mavelikkara. Subsequently the Malankara Metropolitan assumed control over the diocese and Zacharias Aprem was appointed as the assistant metropolitan to the diocese. In October 2022, Thomas Ivanios was appointed as the permanent Diocesan Metropolitan bringing an end to the temporary administrative set up that lasted for over five years.
As of April 2020, there are 63 churches in the southwest diocese.
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1 St Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA
2 St. Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church, Spokane, WA
3 St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Phoenix AZ
4 St. Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church, San Francisco CA
5 St MaryâÂÂs Malankara Orthodox Church, Los Angeles CA
6 St. George Malankara Orthodox Church, Sacramento CA
7 St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Valiyapally, Los Angeles CA
8 St Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Congregation Chapel San Diego
9 St Mary Malankara Orthodox Congregation Las Vegas
10 St Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Denver CO
11 St MaryâÂÂs Malankara Orthodox Valiyapally, Dallas TX
12 St MaryâÂÂs Malankara Orthodox Church, Carrollton, Dallas TX
13 St Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Dallas TX
14 St. George Malankara Orthodox Church, Dallas TX
15 St Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church, Dallas TX
16 St PaulâÂÂs Malankara Orthodox Church, Dallas TX
17 St James Malankara Orthodox Church, Dallas TX
18 St Ephrem Malankara Orthodox Congregation North Dallas, TX
19 St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Cathedral, Houston TX
20 St. MaryâÂÂs Malankara Orthodox Church, Houston TX
21 St Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church, Houston TX
22 St. Peter's & St. Paul's Malankara Orthodox Church, Houston TX
23 St. Stephen's Malankara Orthodox Church, Houston TX
24 St John The Baptist Malankara Orthodox Congregation North Houston, TX
25 St. Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church, Austin TX
26 St Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Congregation, McAllen TX
27 St. George Malankara Orthodox Church, San Antonio TX
28 St. Mary's Malankara Orthodox Church, San Antonio, TX
29 St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Lufkin TX
30 A&M College Station Orthodox Congregation, TX
31 St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Oklahoma City OK
32 St Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Congregation, New Orleans LA
33 St Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Pompano Beach, FL
34 St. Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church, Miami FL
35 St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Miami FL
36 St. Gregorios Malankara Malankara Orthodox Church, Tampa FL
37 St. Mary's Malankara Orthodox Church, Tampa, FL
38 St. MaryâÂÂs Malankara Orthodox Church, Orlando FL
39 St. Paul's Malankara Orthodox Church, Orlando FL
40 St Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church, Jacksonville FL
41 St. MaryâÂÂs Malankara Orthodox Congregation, South West Florida FL
42 St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Atlanta GA
43 St. Mary's Malankara Orthodox Church, Atlanta GA
44 St. Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church, Atlanta GA
45 St Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Congregation, Augusta GA
46 St Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church Charlotte NC
47 St. Barnabas Malankara Orthodox Congregation, Nashville TN
48 St. Mary's Malankara Orthodox Congregation, Memphis TN
49 St PaulâÂÂs Malankara Orthodox Congregation, Chattanooga TN
50 St. George Malankara Orthodox Congregation, Louisville, KY
51 St MaryâÂÂs Malankara Orthodox Church, St. Louis MO
52 St Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church, Kansas City MO
53 St Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Congregation, Minneapolis & St. Paul MN
54 St Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Cathedral, Bellwood IL
55 St. Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church, Elmhurst IL
56 St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Chicago IL
57 St MaryâÂÂs Malankara Orthodox Church Oak Lawn. IL
58 St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Detroit MI
59 St. Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church, Detroit MI
60 St. MaryâÂÂs Malankara Orthodox Church, Detroit MI
61 St. Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church, Cleveland OH
62 St Ephrem Malankara Orthodox Congregation, Columbus OH
63 St Joseph The Just Malankara Orthodox Congregation, Dayton-Cincinnati OH
64 St. Antony The AbbotâÂÂs Malankara Orthodox Congregation, Pittsburg PA
65. Christ The Good Shepherd Malankara Orthodox Congregation, Houston TX
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