only three namely, Palayoor in the Syro-Malabar Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur , Parur in the Syro-Malabar Archdiocese of Ernakulam , and Niranam under the Orthodox Syrian Church (Devalokam Aramana) could claim continuity, while the remaining four churches have undergone several cnanges in their locations. [ 6 ] It is stated