Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is an East Syrian Rite, Major Archiepiscopal Church in full communion with the Catholic Church. It is one of the 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in the Catholic Church. It is the largest of the Saint Thomas Christian denominations with around 3.8 million believers. It is also the second largest Eastern Catholic Church in communion with the Bishop of Rome.

The church is headed by the Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly, Mar George Cardinal Alencherry. Saint Alphonsa is the first saint from within the Church. The members of the Church are locally known as Nasranis.

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Background
  • Saint Thomas Christians (Nasrani)
  • Synod of Diamper
  • Coonan Cross Oath
  • Saint Thomas Christian churches
  • Malankara (historical)
People
  • St. Thomas the Apostle
  • St. Francis Xavier
  • St. Gonsalo Garcia
  • Devasahayam Pillai
  • St. Alphonsa Muttathupadam
  • Thomas of Cana
  • Mother Teresa
  • Palackal Thoma Malpan
  • Mar Augustine Kandathil
  • Mar Sapor and Proth
  • Marthoma Metrans
  • St. Gregorios of Parumala
  • St. Baselios Eldho
  • Fr. Kuriakose Elias Chavara
  • Fr. Varghese Payapilly Palakkappilly
  • Mgr. Joseph C. Panjikaran
  • St. Geevarghese Mar Dionysius
  • William Carey
Denominations
  • Saint Thomas Christian churches:
  • Chaldean Syrian
  • Jacobite Syrian
  • Malankara Orthodox Syrian
  • Malabar Independent Syrian
  • Mar Thoma
  • St. Thomas Evangelical
  • Syro-Malabar Catholic
  • Syro-Malankara Catholic
  • Latin Church:
  • Catholic Church in India
  • Protestant denominations:
  • Andhra Evangelical Lutheran
  • Church of North India
  • Church of South India
  • Garo Baptist
  • Pentecostal Church of God
  • North Bank Baptist Christian
  • Northern Evangelical Lutheran
  • Presbyterian
  • The Pentecostal Mission
  • Seventh-day Adventist
  • True Jesus
  • United Evangelical Lutheran
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Read more about Syro-Malabar Catholic Church:  Saints and Blesseds, List of Eparchies, Statistics, Syro Malabar Religious Congregations

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