Ringeltaube Vethamonikam Memorial Church, Mylaudy

CSI Mylaudy
CSI Mylaudy
CSI District Church, Mylaudy
	8°09′27″N 77°30′12″E / 8.1574°N 77.5034°ECoordinates: 8°09′27″N 77°30′12″E / 8.1574°N 77.5034°E
Location	Mylaudy, Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Website	www.csimylaudy.com
History
Status	Cathedral
Founded	1806
Founder(s)	Rev. William Tobias Ringletaube, Vethamonikam Desikar
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Cathedral
Style	Gothic
Administration
Diocese	Kanyakumari Diocese (former: South Travancore Diocese)
Province	Church of South India (former: Church of England (LMS))
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. A. R. Chellaiah
Priest(s)	Rev. D. S. Selvaraj
Assistant priest(s)	R. Yobu

Ringeltaube Vethamonikam Memorial Church,^[2]^[3] at Mylaudy in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India, It's one of the largest and oldest churches in Asia. It's the cathedral of Kanyakumari Diocese, of the Church of South India (CSI).^[4]

In year 1996 Mylaudy Church was promoted as District Church.

On April 25, 2006 occasions of "200th Ringeltaube & Vethamonikam Memorable Day" mylaudy Church was Promoted as Cathedral of Kanyakumari Diocese and South Travancore Diocese.

At present, This Single Seed (Mylaudy CSI Church) has spread like a Banyan tree and have been grown into three Diocese/congregations (Kanyakumari Diocese, South Kerala Diocese, Kollam-Kottarakkara Diocese).

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front view of church
Church Decorated by lights
Rev. William Tobias Ringletaube
Maharasan Vethamonikam Desikar
Rev. Ringletaube missionary's House
History Pillar of Mylaudy Church
Vethamonikam Memorial hall
Mylaudy church -1809 (First Protestant Church of South Travancore)
Lettered by Rev. Ringletaube to his Younger Sister and Engaged Wife to explain her illness and Growth of Christian Communities in South Travancore (Dated on 24 September 1816)
Altar in CSI Mylaudy