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1208 - ENG Prayer in Preparation for the Election of the New Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church. PDF 1 MB. 1208 - ENG Circular of the Bishop Sebastian Vaniyapurackal, Administrator, informing about the Synod to elect the Major Archbishop and inviting to pray for the election of the new Major Archbishop. PDF 1 MB.
The Syro-Malabar Church is a Catholic Church sui iuris of the East Syriac Rite that adheres to the following calendar for the church's liturgical year.Like other liturgical calendars, the Syro-Malabar calendar loosely follows the sequence of pivotal events in the life of Jesus.
Syro-Malabar Church History. The church of St. Thomas Christians is an Apostolic Church founded in India by St. Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Christ. According to ancient, strong and continuous traditions, St. Thomas landed at Kodungalloor (Muziris) in 52 A.D. After preaching and establishing Christian communities in different parts of ...
The Syro-Malabar Church is an Apostolic Church which traces its origin to the Apostolate of St. Thomas who, according to the tradition, landed at Cranganore in 52 AD and founded seven Christian communities at Palayur, Cranganore, Kokkamangalam, Kottakavu (Parur), Quilon, Niranam, and Chayal. It is one of the 22 sui iuris Oriental Churches in ...
Syro-Malabar Church exarchates were established in mission territories from 1962 onwards which later became dioceses. At present the Syro-Malabar Church has 4 ecclesiastical provinces and 25 dioceses in India with around 4 million of faithful. On December 16, 1992, through the constitution “Quae Maiori”, Pope John Paul II raised the Syro ...
Fr George Alencherry was ordained Bishop on 2 February 1997. His Excellency Mar George Alencherry worked as the first Bishop of Thuckalay from 1997 to 2011. On 26 May, he was elected the Major Archbishop of the Syro Malabar Church. When the See was vacant, 2011-2012, Very Rev. Mongs. Philip Kodiyanthara was appointed Eparchial Administrator by ...
Syro-Malabar Church, the second largest Oriental Church in the Catholic communion was founded by St. Thomas, the Apostle. Though its full history is shrouded in uncertainty one is forced to think that it was a flourishing Church with its own administrative system which helped it to keep up its unity.
