Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Southwest America

Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Southwest America
AbbreviationDS-WA
PrimateMathews III
MetropolitanThomas Mar Ivanios[1]
LanguageMalayalam, English, Syriac, Hindi, Greek, Latin
LiturgyMalankara Rite
HeadquartersFort Bend County, Texas (Beasley postal address)[2]
TerritorySouth West America
OriginApril 1, 2009.[3]
RecognitionIndian Orthodox Church
Branched fromAmerican Diocese
Places of worship63
Tax status[501(c)(3)][4]
Official websitehttp://www.ds-wa.org/
Slogan"Let your deeds glorify your Father in Heaven"
The Diocesan headquarter is located in Beasley, TX

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,[2] a suburban city in Texas 40 miles from downtown Houston. The southwest diocese covers several churches in the U.S. states, and Canada.[5]

  1. ^ "His Grace Thomas Mar Ivanios Metropolitan". Archived from the original on 28 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Home". Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Southwest America. Retrieved 1 February 2022. Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church,Diocese of South-West America, 3101 Hopkins Rd Beasley, TX 77417 - Compare to the Beasley city limits (rotate the map until it points north, and compare with the location of the headquarters) - Also see map from the U.S. Census Bureau. Note that the city of Houston stated in 1996 that: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."
  3. ^ "Diocesan Admin". www.ds-wa.org.
  4. ^ Schwencke, Ken; Tigas, Mike; Wei, Sisi; Glassford, Alec; Suozzo, Andrea; Roberts, Brandon (9 May 2013). "Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Diocese Of South West America - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica.
  5. ^ "Parishes." Diocese of South-West America. Retrieved on 27 October 2011.