Syro Malabar Catholic Church
| Syro-Malabar Catholic Church | |
|---|---|
| Union with Rome | 1599 |
| Current primate | Major Archbishop Varkey Vithayathil |
| Headquarters | Ernakulam, India |
| Primary territory | South India |
| Territorial extension | Northern India, United States |
| Rite | Eastern Syriac |
| Language (s) liturgical (s) | Syriac , Malayalam |
| Estimated population | 3700000 ( 2005 ) |
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The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is one of the Eastern Catholic Churches of Kerala in India. The head of the Church carries the title of archbishop major of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabar, with residence in Ernakulam (current incumbent, Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil since 1999 ).
Summary |
Christianity took root very early in India, particularly in the south-west India (now the state of Kerala ). Local tradition traces the origin of the Church of Malabar to the apostle Thomas , so the first century AD. The early Church was placed under the jurisdiction of the Church of Persia , which it adopted the East Syriac rite and customs, and who sent his bishops.
The first contacts with the Portuguese in the early sixteenth century went by smoothly. However, in 1599 , Alexis de Menezes, Archbishop of Portuguese Goa (Latin Rite), brings together a local synod Diamper. The Christians of St. Thomas were forcibly placed under the jurisdiction of the Church of Rome. A Jesuit, Francisco Roz, was appointed bishop, who latinized strongly rite (with borrowings at Rite of Braga .
In response, a large proportion of the local Christians followed the priest Thomas Palakomatta that in 1653 became consecrated bishop and Metropolitan, placing a few years later under the jurisdiction of the Syriac Orthodox Church (in West Syrian rite ).
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is the branch that remained in the court after the synod of Roman Diamper. The Jesuits had to give way to the Discalced Carmelites , but not until the late nineteenth century to see the establishment of specific courts and the appointment of bishops of local origin and ritual.
In 1962 , the Mass Eastern Syriac original was restored in part but there is a tendency relatinisante since 1968 . Today, still oppose the divisive supporters of a restoration of Eastern traditions Syriac dlatinises and supporters of a ritual more westernized.
In 1993 , the church was elevated to major archiepiscopal Church. It has been headed by a Major Archbishop, Metropolitan of Ernakulam.
On 13 March 2001 , the St. Thomas Diocese of Chicago was built for the Syro-Malabar Catholics settled in the United States.
Organization
Own territory
- Archeparchy major of Ernakulam- Angamaly
- Eparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly (1896)
- Eparchy of Kothamangalam (1956)
- Eparchy of Idukki (2003)
- Archeparchy of Changanacherry
- Eparchy of Changanacherry (1896)
- Eparchy of Palai (1950)
- Eparchy of Kanjirappilly (1977)
- Eparchy of Thuckalay (1996), in Tamil Nadu
- Archeparchy Thrissur
- Eparchy of Thrissur (1896)
- Eparchy of Palakkad (1973)
- Eparchy of Irinjalakuda (1978)
- Archeparchy of Thalassery
- Eparchy of Thalassery (1953)
- Eparchy of Manathavady (1973)
- Eparchy of Thamarassery (1986)
- Eparchy of Belthangady (1999), the Karnataka
- Archeparchy Kottayam (1911) ( Knanaya )
Outside its own territory
- Eparchy of Chanda (1962), in Maharashtra
- Eparchy of Sagar (1968), in Madhya Pradesh
- Eparchy of Satna (1968), Madhya Pradesh
- Diocese of Ujjain (1968), Madhya Pradesh
- Eparchy of Bijnor (1972), in Uttaranchal
- Eparchy of Jagdalpur (1972), Madhya Pradesh
- Eparchy of Rajkot (1977), in Gujarat
- Eparchy of Gorakhpur (1984), in Uttar Pradesh
- Eparchy of Kalyan (1988), Maharashtra
- Eparchy of Adilabad (1999) in Andhra Pradesh
- parchie de Chicago (2001), aux .-U.
Relations with other Churches
Since 1994 , the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church has a series of ecumenical discussions with other Churches of Syriac tradition, initiated by the Pro Oriente Foundation, an organization dependent on the Catholic Diocese of Vienna in Austria. These discussions bring together representatives of churches and separated Catholics, Syriac Tradition (Western Church Syriac Orthodox , Syriac Catholic Church , Malankara Orthodox Church , Syro-Malankara Catholic Church , Maronite Church ) and East Syriac tradition ( Apostolic Assyrian Church of the East , Ancient Church of the East , Chaldean Catholic Church , Catholic Church Syro-Malabar).
See also
Related articles
External Links
- (In) Official Website of the Church
- (In) Catholic-Hierarchy
- (In) Archdiocese of Kottayam (Knanaya)
- (In) St. Thomas Diocese of Chicago
- (In) EGL. cath. Syro-Malabar in Roy. Kingdom
- (In) EGL. cath. Syro-Malabar Doha (Qatar)
- (En) Site SyroMalabar.com
Bibliography
- Jean-Pierre Valognes Life and Death of the Christian Orient, Fayard, Paris , 1994 ( ISBN 2213030642 )
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