Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

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Church of the East Syriac tradition Eastern Catholic Church sui iuris particular church

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the East Syriac tradition based primarily in India, in full communion with the Pope and known for its ancient apostolic origins and distinct liturgy.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Church of the East Syriac tradition → Eastern Catholic Church → sui iuris particular church →
alsoKnownAs	Church of St. Thomas Christians (Syro-Malabar) → Syro-Malabar Church →
belongsToEcclesiasticalTradition	St. Thomas Christian tradition →
celebratesPrincipalLiturgyCalled	Holy Qurbana →
churchSuiIurisOf	Catholic Church →
elevatedToMajorArchepiscopalChurchIn	1992 →
followsChristologyOf	Council of Chalcedon →
governedBy	Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church →
hasApostolicOriginFrom	St. Thomas the Apostle →
hasDistinctiveFeature	East Syriac anaphoras → strong parish-based community life in Kerala → use of Syriac-derived chant traditions →
hasFaithfulIn	Europe → Gulf countries → Karnataka → Kerala → Maharashtra → North America → Tamil Nadu →
hasHierarchyIn	Australia → Canada → India → Middle East → United Kingdom → United States →
hasOwnCanonLawParticularLaw	Particular Law of the Syro-Malabar Church →
inCommunionWith	Holy See → Pope →
isInFullCommunionWith	Latin Church → all other Eastern Catholic Churches →
isPartOf	Communion of Eastern Catholic Churches →
liturgicalLanguage	English → Malayalam → Syriac →
liturgicalTradition	East Syriac Rite →
majorArchbishop	Cardinal George Alencherry →
majorArchepiscopalSee	Ernakulam-Angamaly →
originatedFrom	St. Thomas Christian community of India →
patriarchalTitle	Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly →
primaryRegion	Kerala →
primaryTerritory	India →
recognizedBy	Council of Trent (historical Latinization influence) →
restoredLiturgicalHeritageIn	20th century →
riteFamily	Chaldean (East Syriac) Rite →
subjectTo	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches →
usesLiturgicalCalendar	East Syriac liturgical calendar →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church ("Syro-Malabar Church") → Syro-Malabar Catholic Church ("Church of St. Thomas Christians (Syro-Malabar)") →	alsoKnownAs
East Syriac script → East Syriac script ("Syriac Christians in India") →	usedByCommunity
Eastern Catholic Churches →	hasMajorChurch
Syriac Rite →	isUsedBy
Syriac liturgical year →	usedBy