Malankara Orthodox Church
| Malankara Orthodox Church | |
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| Current primate | Baselios Marthoma Paulose II |
| Headquarters | Kottayam, India |
| Primary territory | Kerala, South India |
| Rite | Western Syriac |
| Language (s) liturgical (s) | Syriac , Malayalam |
| Estimated population | 1 000 000 |
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The Malankara Orthodox Church Indian Orthodox Church and is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church of Kerala in India. It belongs to all churches of the three councils. The head of the Church carries the title of Catholicos of the East and Metropolitan of Malankara with residence in Kottayam (incumbent: Moran Mor Baselios Marthoma Paulose II since 1November 2010 ).
The Malankara Orthodox Church autocephalous must be distinguished from the Syro-Malankara Orthodox tradition but also canonically attached to the Syriac Orthodox Church (Patriarchate of Antioch).
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Malankara Orthodox Church is also known by other names:
- Malankara Orthodox Church
- Indian Orthodox Church
- Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
History
Organization
The Church is divided into several dioceses, mostly in Kerala (reorganized 2002 ):
Kerala
- Diocese of Angamaly East
- Angamaly Diocese of West
- Diocese of Chengannur
- Diocese of Idukki
- Diocese of East Kandanadu
- Diocese of West Kandanadu
- Diocese of Kochi
- Diocese of Kollam
- Diocese of Kottayam Central
- Diocese of Kottayam
- Diocese of Kunnamkulam
- Malabar Diocese
- Diocese of Mavelikara
- Diocese of Niranam
- Diocese of Sultan Bathery
- Diocese of Thumpamon
- Diocese of Thiruvanthapuram
- Diocese of Thrissur
Rest of India
Rest of world
- Diocese of Eastern North America (USA)
- Diocese of South America-West (USA)
- Diocese of the United Kingdom, Europe and Africa
Relations with other Churches
See also
Related articles
- List of primates of the Orthodox Church Malankara
- Thomas Christians
- Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church-
- Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
- Kerala
External Links
- (In) Official Website of the Church
- (En) Website Indian
- (En) Website Indian
- (In) Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
- (In) Indian Orthodox Herald
- (In) ICON - Indian Christian Orthodox Network
- (In) The Indian Orthodox Diaspora
- (In) Diocese of the USA
- (In) Community in Britain , Ireland
Bibliography
- Jean-Pierre Valognes Life and Death of the Christian Orient, Fayard, Paris , 1994 ( ISBN 2213030642 )
Armenian Apostolic Church ( Catholicosate of All Armenians , Catholicosate of Cilicia ) Syriac Orthodox Church ( Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church ) Malankara Orthodox Church Malabar Independent Church ( Syro-Orthodox French ) | |
| See also: two councils of churches - churches of the seven councils - Eastern Catholic Churches |
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