The Very Reverend of a cathedral, whether a dean or a provost, is usually styled as "The Very Reverend" regardless of whether the priest is also the rector of the cathedral parish, or whether the cathedral is a parish church. In the Episcopal Church USA, the dean of a seminary or divinity school is also styled in this form, as is the priest who is either appointed by the local bishop or elected by fellow priests as the leader of a deanery, which is a geographic subdivision of a diocese. In some Episcopal dioceses convocation is used in lieu of deanery. The deans
Malabar Diocese of the Church of South India styles. On top of the arched entrance porch, there is a three-tiered turret. The church has a main hall and a cluster of rooms to the back and the sides. These are roofed with tiles. The church also has a pipe organ which was a gift from the St. Ayden’s Church in Cheltenham, England. The pioneering founders of the CSI Cathedral Church were Reverend Dr. Hermann Gundert, Reverend Samuel Hebich and Reverend J.M. Fritz. The CSI St. Mary's English Church was built by the British. The original plan of this church was drawn in Gothic design by the then British