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Orthodox Church Of Malabar
| Orthodox Church of Malabar | |
|---|---|
| Local Name | |
| Current primate | March Aprem Mooken |
| Headquarters | Thrissur, Kerala |
| Primary territory | Kerala, South India |
| Rite | Eastern Syriac |
| Language (s) liturgical (s) | Syriac , Malayalam |
| Estimated population | 30 000 |
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The Orthodox Church Malabar since 1968.
Summary |
Malabar Orthodox Church is also known by other names:
- Assyrian Church of the East India
- Chaldean Syrian Church
- Nestorian Church in Thrissur
- Mellusienne Church Thrissur
- Church Thrissur
History
Main article: Church of Malabar and Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.
Malabar Orthodox Church was born in the late nineteenth century a split within the Catholic Church Syro-Malabar.
13-19 January 2010: Holy Synod of the Assyrian Apostolic Church of the East in Thrissur. On this occasion, consecration of two bishops in India.
Organization
The Church has 30 parishes, 24 in Kerala, 5 out of Kerala in India ( Coimbatore , Chennai , Bangalore , Mumbai and Delhi ) and a parish in Dubai- Sharjah in UAE.
Church members are also present in various countries of the Arabian Peninsula. March Aprem visited them in 2005 in Dubai . Since that visit a parish was established in Dubai- Sharjah .
List of primates
- March Abimalek Timotheus
- Mar Thoma Darmo
- March Aprem Mooken
See also
Related articles
Bibliography
- Jean-Pierre Valognes Life and Death of the Christian Orient, Fayard, Paris , 1994 ( ISBN 2213030642 )
External Links
References
- Jean-Pierre Valognes Life and Death of the Christian Orient, Fayard, Paris, 1994 448
- Portrait de Mar Aprem Mooken (nestorian.org site)
- Back in March Aprem Visiting India after London and Dubai, Consecrated Renovated Church in India
- United Arab Emirates Parish Mission
| See also: Churches of three councils - councils of the seven churches - Eastern Catholic Churches |
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