Jacobite Syrian Christian Church

The Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church ( Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church ) is an ancient Oriental Church, which is attributable to the Thomas Christians. The number of members is estimated at up to 3.5 million.

It forms the autonomous " Catholicos of India" within the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch. Head of the church is named after the patriarch of the Catholicos " of India", currently Mor Baselios Thomas I ( ordained 26 July 2002). It is the prerogative of catholicoi to consecrate the Patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch.

This church is to be distinguished from the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (Indian Orthodox Church ) and the Syro - Malankara Catholic Church, which are not under the Patriarch of Antioch.

History

The greater part of the Thomas Christians approached to the 17th century the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch and was subsequently under its own metropolitan. During the British colonial rule in 1888, the Uniate Church of England with the Mar Thoma Church split off. 1912 the importance of the Thomas Christians was upgraded within the Syriac Orthodox Church, as the Office of Maphrians was rebuilt by a separate branch from the patriarchy of the Church in Malankara. The Catholicos of the East Maphrian alias was the second highest dignitary of the Syrian Orthodox Church; In the Middle Ages he resided in the Iraqi city of Takrit. 1932 split of the Syrian Orthodox Church of India, the Syro - Malankara united with Rome from church. The independence of the Antiochian Patriarchate aspiring branch of the Syrian Orthodox church in India, built in 1934, the " Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church ", but the schism in 1964 was temporarily stopped and a common hierarchy under the " Catholicos of the East" set up. However, under Catholicos Basil eyes I. (1965-1975), the tensions were revived when Catholicos assumed the title " successor on the throne of St. Thomas ." The conflict intensified when the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch in 1972 one not acceptable to the Indian patriarchy wizard sent. When the Patriarch Catholicos 1975 Basil I. excommunicated eyes and his hand Paulose Mar Baselios Paulose II as Philoxenis (1975 - † 1996 ) for Maphrian ( Catholicos ) inaugurated, the fracture was completed. The followers of 1975 resigned Basil Basil Marthoma Mathews Mor sucking chose I. ( 1975-1991; † 1996) established the autocephalous Catholicos and Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, while the rest as a partially autonomous " Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church " under the supremacy of patriarchy remained.

The current Catholicos Mor Baselios Thomas I, was elected to the Synod of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church ( Patriarchate Group), whose president he was previously on 27 December 2000 and after a renewed church constitution on 26 June 2002 and by the Patriarch on July 6, 2002 consecrated.

Organization

The church is divided into:

  • Eight dioceses in Kerala, one of which report directly to the Catholicos, one at a time under the management of the Catholicos, one at a time under the management of the Archbishop for the rest of India, two other unoccupied with successor -designate
  • An Archdiocese for the rest of India: Archbishop Mor is Themotheos Thomas Muriyankal
  • An Archdiocese for U.S. and Canada: Archbishop Mor Tithos Yeldho

It maintains a seminary in Udayagiri.

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