Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church

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The Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church, or sometimes called Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church, an Oriental Orthodox church in Malankara (Kerala) is a branch and an integral part of the Syriac Orthodox Church with the Patriarch of Antioch, His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas as its supreme head. The local head of the church in Malankara is the Catholicos of India, His Beatitude Mor Baselios Thomas I, ordained by and accountable to the Patriarch of Antioch. Some estimate that the church has about 2,500,000 members globally.

The Church has dioceses and churches in most parts of India as well as in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, and the Persian Gulf nations.

It is one of the prominent groups of Saint Thomas Christians tracing their origins to St. Thomas the Apostle who, according to tradition, came to India in AD 52.

1 Dioceses
2 Missions
3 Bishops of the Church
4 External links

[edit] Dioceses

Malabar
Thrissur
Angamali
Kochi
Kandanad
Kottayam
Knanaya
Niranam
Thumpamon
Kollam
Greater India
Middle East
Europe
North America

[edit] Missions

[edit] Bishops of the Church

The church currently has 21 Indian Bishops. The Bishops include

H.B.Baselios Thomas I (Catholicose of India & Metropolitan Trustee) - Ankamali
H G Dr. Abraham Mor Severious - Mor Gabriel Dayara
H G Dr. Yohannon Mor Philaxinos - Malabar
H G Thomas Mor Timotheos - Kottayam and Greater India
H G Kuriakose Mor Severios Edavazhikal - Knanaya
H G Yeldho Mor Theethose - North America
H G Dr.Geevarghese Mor Coorilose(Formerly Fr.Dr.George Mathew Nalunnakkal)-Niranam
H G Mathews Mor Aphrem- Ankamali Highrange Area
H.G.Joseph Mor Gregorios - Kochi
H.G.Mathews Mor Ivanios - Kandanad
H.G.Kuriakose Mor Julios - Simhasana Churches
H.G.Geevarghese Mor Dionasios Simhasana Churches
H.G.Kuriakose Mor Dioscoros Malelcruz Dayara
H.G.Yuhanon Mor Militos - Thumpamon
H.G.Mathews Mor Thevodosios - Kollam
H.G.Dr.Kuriakose Mor Theophilos - Europe&MSOT Seminari(India)
H.G.Kuriakose Mor Eusabios - Thrissur
H.G.Pathros Mor Osthathios - New Delhi
H.G.Geevarghese Mor Polycarpus - Evangelical Association of the East
H.G.Markose Mor Chrisostamos - Evangelical Association of the East
H.G.Geevarghese Mor Athanasios - Secretary to H.H.Patriarch

Note that the North American, Europe Archdiocese, Knanaya, Simhasana, Evangelical Association are under the direct jurisdiction of the H.H.Patriarch. Of these the later three has been formed as autonomous bodies in the early 20th century, to escape from the onslaught of civil court cases arouse due to disputes with the rival Orthodox Church of India. However when the regional Synod of the Church in India is convened, it is the Catholicos H.B. Baselios Thomas 1 who presides over it.