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Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

The St. Thomas Cross, a traditional cross used in the Syro Malabar Church
GroupSyro Malabar Catholic Church
CaptionThe St. Thomas Cross, a traditional cross used in the Syro Malabar Church
Region1India
LangsVernacular:
Malayalam, English
Liturgical:
Syriac, Malayalam, English
FounderSt. Thomas the Apostle
EraApostolic
RecognitionEastern Catholic
RelsRoman catholicism
ScripsBible
Population3.6 million

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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 more than 3.6 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 Alencherry the Patriarch and Gate of All India. Saint Alphonsa is the first saint from within the Church. The members of the Church are locally known as Surianis or Syrian Catholics or Roman Catholic Syrian Christians (RCSC).

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style="font-size:100%;"|The number of Syro Malabar Church institutions and personnel
Eparchies :
Institutions > # >
Parishes 3200
Semi- Parishes 538
Missions 490
Institutes of Consecrated Life- Men & Women 53
Major & Minor Seminary 71
Regular,Technical & Other Colleges 503
Teachers’ Training Institutes 23
Higher Secandary & Primary Schools 2639
Kindergartens 1685
Non-formal & Adult Education 503
Special Schools 390
Health Care Institutions 700
Nurses Training Schools 44
Hospitals,Dispensaries & Health Centers 670
Specialized Health Care Centers,Incurables & Leprosy Care Centers 54
Old age Homes 211
Children’s Homes 185
Orphanages 230
Rehabilitation Centers and other institutions 1616
Total 13,805
Personnel > >
Religious sisters 35000
Religious Brothers 6836
Diocesan and religious priests 9121
Bishops 39
Seminarians (men studying for the priesthood) 2607
Major Arch Bishop 1
Total 50,997

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Archdioceses & ArcheparchiesChanganassery * Ernakulam-Angamaly * Kottayam * Tellicherry * Thrissur
Dioceses & EparchiesAdilabad * Belthangady * Bijnor * Chanda * Chicago * Gorakhpur * Idukki * Irinjalakuda * Jagadalpur * Kalyan * Kothamangalam * Kanjirappally * Mananthavady * Palghat * Palai * Rajkokt * Sagar * Satna * Thuckalay * Thamarassery * Ujjain

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Churches (in India)Malankara Church * Chaldean Syrian Church * Jacobite Syrian Christian Church * Malabar Independent Syrian Church * Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church * Syro-Malabar Catholic Church * Syro-Malankara Catholic Church * Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church
LanguagesAssyrian Neo-Aramaic * Bohtan Neo-Aramaic * Chaldean Neo-Aramaic * Garshuni * Hértevin * Koy Sanjaq Surat * Syriac * Mlahsô * Senaya * Turoyo
National identityNames of Syriac Christians * Assyrianism * Chaldean Christians * Aramaeanism

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