Malabar Independent Syrian Church
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Malabar Independent Syrian church | |
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Miaphysite | |
Metropolitan | Cyril Baselios I |
Region | Kerala |
Founder | Abraham Koorilos I |
Origin | 1772 |
Separated from | Malankara Church |
Congregations | 13 Parishes and 6 Chapels |
Members | 5000 |
Ministers | 10-15 |
Hospitals | 1 |
Primary schools | 3 |
Secondary schools | 1 |
Other name(s) | Thozhyur Sabha Anjoor Church |
Official website | Official Website |
The Malabar Independent Syrian Church (MISC) also known as the Thozhiyur Church, is a Christian church centred in
This group split off from the main body of India's
The church has about 5,000 members.[citation needed]
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History
The Saint Thomas Christians trace their origins to Thomas the Apostle, who according to tradition proselytized in India in the 1st century. By the 7th century they were part of the Church of the East, centred in Persia.[3] The entire community remained united until the 17th century, when disputes with the Portuguese padroado in India led to the Coonan Cross Oath of 1653 and the division of the Saint Thomas Christians into Syro-Malabar Church and independent branches.[4][5] The independent branch, known as the Malankara Church, forged a relationship with the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch.[6]
However, relations between the Syriac Orthodox hierarchy and the native clergy were sometimes strained. In 1772 Bishop Gregorios, a representative of the Syriac Orthodox hierarchy from the Middle East, had grown dissatisfied with how the Metropolitan
Cyril claimed authority over the parishes of
Cyril's church was always small, but maintained stability by attracting devoted priests and emphasizing regularity in the ecclesiastical order. In 1794 Cyril consecrated his brother Geevarghese as bishop; Geevarghese succeeded Cyril as Cyril II in 1802, and the succession has proceeded unbroken since.[7]
As a result of an 1862 court case, the Madras High Court confirmed the Thozhiyur church was an independent Malankara church, and it has subsequently been known as the Malabar Independent Syrian Church.[9]
Ecumenical relations
The Malabar Independent Syrian Church is a member of the
Mar Thoma Syrian Church
In 1894 Athanasius and Koorilose V consecrated Titus I Mar Thoma for the Reformed Syrians, later known as the
Anglican Churches
Ecumenical links have also developed with the
Thozhiyur Metropolitans
The Metropolitans of the Malabar Independent Syrian Church:
- Abraham Koorilos I (1772-1802)
- Coorilose Ghevarghese I (1802-1808)
- Ivanios Joseph -Suffragon Metropolitan (1807) (6 months only)
- Philexinos Zacharias (1807-1811)
- Philexinos Ghevarghese - Malankara Metropolitan (1811-1829)
- Coorilose Ghevarghese II (1829-1856)
- Coorilose Joseph I (1856-1888)
- Athanasius Joseph (1888-1898)
- Coorilose Ghevarghese III (1898-1935)
- Athanasius Paulose - Suffragon Metropolitan (1917-1927)
- Coorilose Kuriakose (1936-1947)
- Coorilose Ghevarghese IV (1948-1967)
- Philexinos Paulose (1967-1977) (joined the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church and replaced)
- Coorilose Mathews (1978-1986)
- Coorilose Joseph II (1986-2001)
- Cyril Baselios I (2001–present)
See also
- Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
- Jacobite Syrian Christian Church
- Syriac Orthodox Church
- Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church(Mar Thoma Church)
Notes
- ISBN 978-1-60724-619-0.
- ^ "Misc – Malabar Independent Syrian Church".
- ^ Baum, p. 53.
- ^ Neill, p. 214.
- ^ Neill, p. 319.
- ^ "Christians of Saint Thomas". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Neill, p. 70.
- ^ a b Vadakkekara, p. 92.
- ^ a b Burgess, p. 175.
- ^ Rev. K. C. Varghese Kassessa. (1972). History of Malabar Independent Syrian Church. (Malayalam). Page 62.
- ^ "Malabar Independent Syrian Church Support Charity". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk.
- ^ "Bishops' Visit to India". The Free Church of England. 28 October 2018. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Fenwick, John R. K. "Malabar Independent Syrian Church The Thozhiyur Church".
References
- ISBN 9781134430192.
- Burgess, Michael (2005). The Eastern Orthodox Churches. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-2145-2.
- Frykenberg, Robert Eric (2008). Christianity in India: From Beginnings to the Present. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198263777.
- ISBN 0-521-54885-3. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ISBN 0-521-89332-1. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- Vadakkekara, Benedict (2007). Origin of Christianity in India: a Historiographical Critique. Media House Delhi.
Further reading
- Fenwick, John R. K. (2009). The Forgotten Bishops: The Malabar Independent Syrian Church and Its Place in the Story of the St. Thomas Christians of South India. ISBN 9781607246190.
The following are works in Malayalam:
- Mathew, N.M. (2007) Malankara Marthoma Sabha Charitram, (History of the Marthoma Church), Volume 1.(2006) and Volume II (2007). Pub. E.J.Institute, Thiruvalla.
- Kochumon, M.P. (1995) Parisuddha Kattumangatte Bavamar. (The saintly bishops of Kattumangattu). Pub. By Most Rev.Joseph Mar Koorilose Metropolitan.
- Porkulam, A.K.C. (2003) Parisudha Kattumangatte Bavamar Thiruvachanathiludey. (St. Kattumangattu bishops through the Bible), Trissur.
- Varughese, Rev. K.C. (1972) Malabar Swathantra Suryani Sabhyude Charitram (History of the Malankar Independent Suryani Church).