Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Southwest America | |
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Abbreviation | DS-WA |
Primate | Mathews III |
Metropolitan | Thomas Mar Ivanios[1] |
Language | Malayalam, English, Syriac, Hindi, Greek, Latin |
Liturgy | Malankara Rite |
Headquarters | Fort Bend County, Texas (Beasley postal address)[2] |
Territory | South West America |
Origin | April 1, 2009.[3] |
Recognition | Indian Orthodox Church |
Branched from | American Diocese |
Places of worship | 63 |
Tax status | [501(c)(3)][4] |
Official website | http://www.ds-wa.org/ |
Slogan | "Let your deeds glorify your Father in Heaven" |
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]
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."