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Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church




The Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church, or sometimes called ''Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church'', an Orthodox church in Malankara ( Kerala ) is a branch and an integral part of the Syriac Orthodox Church with the Patriarch Of Antioch , His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas as its supreme head. The local head of the church in Malankara is the Catholicose of India, His Beatitude Baselios Thomas I , ordained by and accountable to the Patriarch of Antioch. Some estimate that the church has about 2.500.000 members globally


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The Church has dioceses and churches in most parts of India as well as in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, and the Persian Gulf nations. The faithful number about 2.5 million.


EXTERNAL LINKS

  • Un-official discussion forum (but participated by prominent Malankara Jacobite Christians)