The head office is located in Mount Horeb Bishop's House, Nanthoor, Mangalore, Karnataka [1] The diocese was created in August 2010 by H. H. Baselios Marthoma Didymos I by Kalpana no 389/2010.

It was a counsel of Malankara Association's Managing committee held on 3 August 2010 and recommended by Holy Episcopal Synod in same date.

It is the first non Keralite community in the Malankara Orthodox Church under the mission of St. Alvares Mar Julius Metropolitan of Ceylon-Goa and Rev Fr.

[3] The diocese has parishes in Kannur (Cannanore) and Kasaragod districts of Kerala, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi (South Canara), Chickmangalore and Coorg districts in the state of Karnataka, state of Goa and in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The tomb of Metropolitan St. Alvares Mar Julius is situated in St. Mary Orthodox Church, Panaji.