Mar Dionysius College is at Pazhanji- a small village with a beautiful and serene land scape, 6 kms away from Kunnamkulam municipal town and 14 kms away from the Guruvayoor railway station. The village prides itself with unique cultural tradition. The entire village is still made richer by its proximity to various churches, temples and mosques.
M.D. College, Pazhanji in Thrissur district affiliate to the University of Calicut was formerly inaugurated on 16th December 1982 under the Educational Agency of His Holiness Baselius Marthoma Mathews I, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan, representing the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The college is established in memory of Late His Grace Pulikottil Joseph Mar Dionysius Metropolitan, founder of the Orthodo Theological Seminary, Kottayam. The college was started functioning as a junior college in the Sunday building of St. Mary’s Orthodox Syrian Church, Pazhanji steadily emerged up with its constant heavenly blessings. In the beginning there were only two batches in the pre-degree, one each in Arts and Commere. In 1982, the present college site at Aruval was acquired and the construction of a permanent building was immediately begun on 13.5 acres of land with lush green surroundings. Thus a long cherished dream of the people in and around Pazhanji and the Orthodox Church in Particular came to be fruitful on 13th March 1985.
