Mangalorean Protestants

Mangalorean Protestants
Mangalorean Protestants
Regions with significant populations
India South Canara (India) ~60,434
 India
Languages

Tulu, Kannada[1]

Religion

Christianity (Basel Mission Protestantism and Anglicanism

Mangalorean Protestants are Protestants from South Canara

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The community

The biggest denomination among Mangalorean Protestants is the Church of South India (CSI), composed of the Basel Mission Protestant church and the Anglican church. They number about 60,434 and are spread all over the South Canara district. They have a Theological College of their own and they run a hospital and a few Technical schools. A few other sects among them are: Jehovah's Witnesses, Pentecostals, Seventh-day Adventists, and Fellowship.

Notable Mangalorean Protestants

  • Stanley Jedidiah Samartha - Indian theologian

See also


References


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