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 Christians denomination with almost 4 million believers.Dr.Mathias Mundadan, ( 1984) “Indian Christians Search for Identity & Struggle for Autonomy” It is also the second largest Eastern Catholic Church in communion with the Bishop of Rome.Annuario Pontificio- The Pontifical year Book for 2008
Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil is the current head (Major Archbishop) of the church. Saint Alphonsa is the first saint.
== See also ==
*Sisters of the Destitute
*Carmelites of Mary Immaculate
*Congregation of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
*Christianity in India
*Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
*Syrian Malabar Nasrani
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==External material==
=== References and bibliography ===
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* Thalian, G. `The Great Archbishop Mar Augustine Kandathil, D. D.: the Outline of a Vocation', Mar Louis Memorial Press, 1961. (Postscript) (PDF)
* Menachery G (1973) The St. Thomas Christian Encyclopedia of India, Ed. George Menachery, B.N.K. Press, vol. 2, ISBN 81-87132-06-X, Lib. Cong. Cat. Card. No. 73-905568; B.N.K. Press (has some 70 lengthy articles by different experts on the origins, development, history, culture... of these Christians, with some 300 odd photographs).
* Mundadan, A. Mathias. (1984) History of Christianity in India, vol.1, Bangalore, India: Church History Association of India.
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* Michael Geddes, (1694) A Short History of the Church of Malabar together with the Synod of Diamper, London.
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* Joseph, T. K. The Malabar Christians and Their Ancient Documents. Trivandrum, India, 1929.
* Leslie Brown, (1956) The Indian Christians of St. Thomas. An Account of the Ancient Syrian Church of Malabar, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1956, 1982 (repr.)
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* Bjorn Landstrom (1964) "The Quest for India", Double day English Edition, Stockholm.
* Francis Eluvathingal (ed), Syro-Malabar Church Since the Eastern Code, Mary Matha Publications, Trichur, 2003.
* Francis Eluvathingal, "Patriarchal and Major Archiepiscopal Curia in the Eastern Catholic Legilations based on CCEO Canons 114-125" ORISI, Kottayam, 2009.
===External links===
*Syro-Malabar Church
*Archdiocese of Thrissur
*Archdiocese of Kottayam
*Archdiocese of Changanacherry
*Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly
*Archdiocese of Tellicherry
*The website for Synod of Diamper
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