Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is a Chaldean Rite, Major Archiepiscopal Church in the Roman Catholic Church. It is the largest group among the Saint Thomas Christians. It originates from St. Thomas the Apostle who is believed to have come to India in AD 52. The Syro Malabar Church is the largest St. Thomas Christian community in India. They are also referred to as Syrian Catholics in Kerala. This church has its headquarters in Cochin, Kerala.
Cardinal Mar George Alencherry is the current head of this church.
The first Indian woman Saint, Saint Alphonsa belongs to this church.
Syro-Malabar Church has its presence all over the world. However the proper location is in South India. There are 26 Syro-Malabar dioceses world wide.
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Media
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Altar of a Syro Malabar Catholic Church
Rite of Renewal of Holy Leaven (Malka)
The Mystery of Crowning during a Syro-Malabar wedding
George Cardinal Alencherry, Major Archbishop Emeritus
Syriac inscription at Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archbishop's House, Ernakulam
Syro-Malabar bishops at the Generalate of Sisters of the Destitute
Dioceses of the Syro-Malabar Church in India as of 2017
A Syro Malabar monastery in Kuravilangad
St. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Monastery Church, Mannanam, where the mortal remains of Kuriakose Elias Chavara are kept
