Diocese of Agra (Church of North India)
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Diocese of Agra is an Anglican diocese in the Church of North India. Diocese of Agra, within the Church of North India, was constituted by the decision of the Synod Executive of the Church of North India. The new Diocese thus formed comprising the western part of Uttar Pradesh was named the Diocese of Agra. The Diocese's constitution was accepted and adopted by Minutes 76/6 at the first ordinary meeting of the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Agra which held its session in St. John's College, Agra Hall, on 9 April 1976.
The current bishop is Bijay Kumar Nayak.
The Constitution
The Constitution of the Diocese of Agra was accepted and adopted by minutes 76/6 at the first ordinary meeting of the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Agra which held its sessions in St. John's College, Agra on 9 April 1976 and as subsequently amended up to the Sixteenth Diocesan Council held on 2–5 October 2006 at St. Paul's College, Agra.
Preamble
As authorized by the Constitution and the Church of North India, the Agra Diocesan Council adopted its Constitution for the Pastorates, keeping in view the condition and needs of Pastorates in the Diocese, and the same was approved by the Church of North India Synod Executive Committee.
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