Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
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Nuns: 2,500[citation needed] | |
Other name(s) | Malankara Syrian Catholic Church, Syro-Malankara Rite Catholic Church |
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The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, also known as the Malankara Syrian Catholic Church, is an
The Malankara Syrian Catholic Church traces its origins to the missions of
The Malankara Syrian Catholic Church was formed on 20 September 1930 as a result of the reunion movement under the leadership of Archbishop
Mar Ivanios started to have negotiations with the Holy See of Rome in 1926 to enter into a new communion. The two bishops including Ivanios, a priest, a deacon and a layman were received into the Catholic Church together on 1930. By 1950 there were some 65,588 faithful, in 1960 112,478, and in 1970 183,490. There are now over 400,000 faithful in over 12 dioceses in India and across the world.[11]
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History
Saint Thomas Christians
Coonan Cross Oath
A protest took place in 1653 with the Coonan Cross Oath (Oath of the bent cross). Under the leadership of Archdeacon Thomas, the Thomas Christians publicly took an oath that they would not obey the Jesuit Bishops.[12] Church historian KOOTHUR observes that "the 'Coonan Cross' revolution obviously was the final outbreak of the storm that had been gathering on the horizon of the ecclesial life of the St. Thomas Christians for over a century."[citation needed]
Rome sent Carmelites in two groups from the
Between 1661 and 1662, out of the 116 churches, the Carmelites claimed eighty-four churches, leaving the native Thoma I with thirty-two churches. The eighty-four churches and their congregations were the body from which the Syro Malabar Church and
In 1665
Both factions continued to use the name "Malankara", the real name of the St. Thomas Christian community for the church. Some of the Pazhayakoor churches not joined in the Angamaly Padiyola (1787) later became Latin churches, e.g. Mathilakom (Pappinivattom), Maliankara, Thuruthipuram, etc. One branch of the Pazhayakoor Church later re-established ties with the Assyrian Church of the East and formed the Chaldean Syrian Church when an East Syriac bishop, Gabriel, came to evangelize them in 1701. Kottayam Cheriapally was the headquarters of Gabriel.
The remaining Pazhayakoor christians came to be known as the Syro Malabar Church from the last decade of the Nineteenth century onwards.[14]
Turbulence in Malankara Church
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It was in this contentious context that the
- the faction resisting the Patriarch's administrative interference became the autocephalous Church under Malankara Metropolitanand the Catholicos;
- the faction supporting the Patriarch's administration became the Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church(known today as the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church).
Baselios Paulose I (1912–1913), the first Catholicos, died after a short period of five months on 13 May 1913; the See remained vacant until 1925. That was a period of litigation in the Malankara Church. The litigation for Vattippanam (a fixed deposit of money in the name of the Church) and its after-effects in the community was at its zenith.
Geevarghese Ivanios
Establishment of Bethany Ashram
On Geevarghese's return from Calcutta a friend, E. John Vakeel, donated 100 acres (400,000 m2) of land at Mundanmala,
While at Serampore, Geevarghese founded the
Ecclesial communion
On 20 September 1930 Ivanios, Bishop
After Reunion movement
In 1937
Ivanios consecrated
The Eparchy of Tiruvalla was led by Jacob Theophilos and Joseph Severios. Severios was the administrator of the eparchy until 1950 due to the ill health of Theophilos. In 1950 he was appointed as the bishop of Tiruvalla. He was also invested with the title archbishop. He died on 18 January 1955.
Metropolitan Archbishop Benedict Gregorios
In 1955 Metropolitan Archbishop Benedict Gregorios was enthroned as the metropolitan archbishop of Thiruvananthapuram and the head of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.[21]
The Holy See appointed
In 1958 the territorial boundary of the Eparchy of Tiruvalla was extended north to include the
Athanasios died in 1977.
Paulos Philoxenos, the metropolitan of the Malabar Independent Syrian Church, was received into the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church on 28 August 1977.
The appointment of Isaac Yoohanon as Bishop of Tiruvalla and erection of the Eparchy of Bathery with the appointment of Cyril Baselios as its first bishop through the decree of the Holy See took place in 1978. Both prelates were consecrated that year.
The Eparchy of Bathery was officially inaugurated in 1978. In 1979 the Eparchial contemplative monastery, Dhyana Ashram, was founded in the Eparchy of Bathery by Fr. Silvester Kozhimannil.
Lawrence Ephrem was consecrated bishop in 1980.
Malankara Catholics within India but outside the canonical territorial boundaries of the Church were first organized as Malankara Catholic Associations, and later came to be erected as
On 8 February 1986,
On 28 April 1987, Yoohanon, the bishop of Tiruvalla died.
Geevarghese Timotheos succeeded Yoohanon as the bishop of Tiruvalla. He was consecrated bishop in 1988.
Benedict Gregorios died in 1994 after serving 41 years.
Moran Mor Cyril Baselios, Major Archbishop - Catholicos
Cyril Baselios, the bishop of Bathery having been appointed by Pope John Paul II, was enthroned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Thiruvananthapuram and as the head of the Malankara Catholic Church on 14 December 1995. Geevarghese Divannasios was consecrated Bishop of Bathery in the place of Cyril Baselios on 5 February 1997. Achille Silvestrini, Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, visited the Malankara Catholic Church on 11–13 February 1996.
On the request of Cyril Baselios, by an Apostolic Bull dated 16 December 1996, Pope John Paul II erected the Eparchy of Marthandom bifurcating the Metropolitan Eparchy of Thiruvananthapuram. Lawrence Ephrem was appointed as its first bishop. He died after a few months of his enthronement as Bishop of Marthandom, on 8 April 1997.
In the meantime the Eparchy of Tiruvalla was blessed with an auxiliary bishop in the person of
Christu Jayanthi Maha Jubilee and the Sapthathy of the Re-union Movement of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church were celebrated jointly at Tiruvalla on 26–28 December 2000.
In this period parishes for the faithful of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in the United States of America were established. On 18 June 2001 Pope John Paul II nominated the Proto-Syncellus of Bathery Isaac Thottunkal, auxiliary bishop of Thiruvananthapuram and apostolic visitor for the Syro-Malankarites residing in North America and Europe. He was consecrated on 15 August 2001 at Tirumoolapuram, (Tiruvalla), and assumed the name Isaac Cleemis.
Bifurcating the Eparchy of Tiruvalla, the Eparchy of Muvattupuzha was erected on 15 January 2003 and Thomas Koorilos was appointed as its first bishop.
On 29 March 2003 Bishop Timotheos resigned due to his age, and the Holy See appointed Isaac Cleemis, the apostolic visitor to Europe and America, as the bishop of Tiruvalla. Cleemis took charge of the diocese on 2 October 2003. On 5 January 2005 Joseph Thomas was appointed as the auxiliary bishop of Thiruvananthapuram and apostolic visitor to North America and Europe.
On 10 February 2005, the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church was raised to the status of a
On 19 February 2005, Joseph Thomas was consecrated as auxiliary bishop of Thiruvananthapuram and apostolic visitor to North America and Europe. On 11 April 2005 the Faculty of Theology of
The enthronement of the major archbishop as the head of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church took place on 14 May 2005. The Malankara Major Archiepiscopal Curia (Catholicate Centre) started functioning at the St. Mary's Campus, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram. On 20 May 2005, Cyril Baselios blessed the Curia building. Baselios soon constituted the first synod of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, convened from 16 to 18 August 2005 at the Major Archiepiscopal Curia, Thiruvananthapuram. It constituted the Permanent Synod and the various Synodal Commissions headed by bishops to take care of various apostolates of the Church. The official bulletin, Malankara is published from the Major Archiepiscopal Curia, to communicate the Synodal acts and voice of the Syro-Malankara Major Archiepiscopal Church.
The platinum jubilee of the Reunion Movement and the Year of the Eucharist were celebrated jointly at Mar Ivanios Nagar, Punnamoodu, Mavelikara, on 19–21 September 2005.
By decrees of Baselios, the Metropolitan Province of Tiruvalla, with the Eparchies of Bathery and Muvattupuzha as suffragans, was established on 15 May 2006 and Isaac Cleemis was appointed as the metropolitan archbishop of Tiruvalla. On 10 June 2006 Isaac Cleemis was enthroned as the first metropolitan-archbishop of Tiruvalla.
By the decree of Baselios, on 1 January 2007, the new
The Second Ordinary Holy Episcopal Synod was convoked on 6–7 December 2006 and it was decided to revive monastic consecration according to the tradition of the Antiochene Church, properly termed Rabban per the Syriac, but locally called Ramban; and Corepiscopo, to honour a number of priests for their meritorious service in the Church.
On Thursday, 18 January 2007, Cyril Baselios died, and was entombed by the side of his predecessors at St. Mary's Cathedral, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram on 20 January 2007.
Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis, Major Archbishop - Catholicos and Cardinal
Isaac Cleemis was elected the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church through the first Episcopal Synod of election of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church held on 7–10 February 2007 at the Catholicate Centre, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram. Pope Benedict XVI confirmed the election on 9 February and it was announced on 10 February at St. Mary's Cathedral, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram.
The installation of Aboon Joshua Ignathios was held on 16 February 2007 at Mavelikara and Aboon Geevarghese Divannasios, the administrator of The Malankara Catholic Major Archiepiscopal Church, presided over the installation ceremony. The new eparchy has a 30,825 Syro-Malankara Catholic faithful of a total population of 2,998,325 inhabitants. Of this 269,849 are Malankara non-Catholics and 598,824 Christians of other denominations.
On 7 February 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Fr. Chacko Aerath OIC as the
Baselios Cleemis was enthroned as the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church on 5 March 2007 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram.
In March 2007 the Aboon
Baselios Cleemis visited Pope Benedict XVI on 28 May 2007 at the Vatican and exchanged ecclesiastical Communion.
In July 2007 Baselios Cleemis declared Ivanios a Servant of God.
In accordance with the provisions of
Aboon
Baselios Cleemis blessed the newly built Tomb Chapel of the Servant of God Ivanios in St. Mary's Cathedral, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, on 1 July 2008.
Leonardo Sandri, Cardinal Prefect of Congregation for the Oriental Churches, visited the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church on 10 November 2008. Holy Qurbono according to the Syro-Malankara Tradition was celebrated. Baselios Cleemis was the main celebrant. In the following meeting Cardinal Sandri recognized Queen of Peace Pro-Cathedral at Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, as a Basilica. Cleemis dedicated St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica on 7 December 2008.
Cleemis created two new eparchies in the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church,
The episcopal ordination of Bishops Vincent Paulos, Samuel Irenios, Philipose Stephanos and Thomas Anthonios took place at Ivanios Vidya Nagar in Thiruvananthapuram on 13 March 2010
Baselios Cleemis was elevated to the
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is fast growing in theological and canonical studies. Many authors have contributed to the development in the field of theology and canon law.[24]
Besides the canonical institutions of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, various associations including the
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church engages in humanitarian activities. One example of such services is Thapovanam, Shelter of Hope, Sulthan Bathery, a centre for the rehabilitation of the mentally ill.
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The latest image of St. Mary's Cathedral, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram
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Syro-Malankara Catholics in Ireland with Dr. Joshua Ignathius. (Mavelikara Diocese Bishop)
Eparchies
- Major Archeparchy of Thiruvananthapuram
- Eparchy of Marthandom
- Eparchy of Mavelikara
- Eparchy of Parassala
- Eparchy of Pathanamthitta
- Eparchy of St. Ephrem of Khadki
- Archieparchy of Tiruvalla
- Eparchy of Gurgaon
- Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada
Statistics
According to the Pontifical yearbook Annuario Pontificio for 2012, the Syro-Malankara Church had approximately 436,870 members.[25][26]
Dioceses | Members | Bishops | Parishes | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Men Religious | Women Religious | Seminarians |
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Archeparchy of Thiruvananthapuram | 219,437 | 2 | 184 | 131 | 24 | 97 | 578 | 100 |
Eparchy of Parassala | 22,000 | 1 | 104 | 31 | 4 | |||
Eparchy of Pathanamthitta | 37,500 | 2 | 99 | 64 | 6 | 6 | 110 | 26 |
Eparchy of Marthandom | 65,715 | 1 | 85 | 40 | 7 | 14 | 178 | 21 |
Eparchy of Mavelikara | 24,083 | 1 | 93 | 56 | 7 | 9 | 145 | 23 |
Archeparchy of Tiruvalla | 75,000 | 1 | 122 | 112 | 25 | 54 | 285 | 37 |
Eparchy of Bathery | 25,000 | 1 | 101 | 77 | 8 | 8 | 274 | 25 |
Eparchy of Muvattupuzha | 12,435 | 2 | 69 | 41 | 8 | 24 | 82 | 13 |
Eparchy of Puttur | 2,700 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 3 |
Eparchy of the United States and Canada[27] | 10,000 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
Eparchy of Gurgaon | 10,000 | 1 | 34 | 26 | 15 | |||
Eparchy of Khadki | 10,000 | 1 | 29 | 27 | 10 | |||
TOTAL | 436,870 | 14 | 692 | 546 | 93 | 221 | 1688 | 252 |
Previous metropolitans
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Liturgy and worship
The liturgy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is of the
In the Indian diaspora
There are 39 Syro-Malankara communities in North India, including churches at Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad. On 26 March 2015, Cleemis and the Holy Synod in consultation with Pope Francis erected two Eparchies to cover all of India. Bishop Barnabas Jacob was appointed bishop of the Delhi-based Eparchy of St. John Chrysostom of Gurgaon. Bishop Anthonios Thomas heads the Apostolic Exarchate of St. Ephrem of Khadki.[28]
Around the world
North America
In July 2010,
On 4 January 2016, Pope Francis elevated the exarchate to an eparchy, and Canada was added to the territory of the eparchy.[31][32]
On 5 August 2017, Bishop Philippos Mar Stephanos was appointed as the second bishop of the eparchy, succeeding Thomas Mar Eusebius.[33][34] Bishop Mar Stephanos was installed as eparch on 28 October 2017.[35]
There are currently 19 parishes and missions within the eparchy.[36] 14 are within the United States and five within Canada.
Europe and Oceania
On 5 August 2017
Middle East
Thirteen Syro-Malankara communities are present in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Because parishes (Qatar has parish) have not yet been organized, as the Syro-Malankara does not have ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the Middle East, the people are under the direct supervision of the Latin Church Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia and Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia.[38] Malankara Catholics of Abu Dhabi launched one of the early websites for the Syro Malankara Catholic Church before any official sites were existing and the first in the Middle East. Now almost all communities in the Gulf have their own websites.
Recently Rev. Fr. Mathew Kandathil, a Syro Malankara priest serving in UAE, in the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia, is appointed the Coordinator of the Malankara Catholic Faithful in the Middle East. He oversees the pastoral engagement of the Syro-Malankara priests and coordinates the pastoral activities of common interest in the Gulf Region, according to Malankara, the official communiqué of the Syro Malankara Catholic Church regarding this new appointment.
Religious institutes
Daughters of Mary
The Congregation of the Daughters of Mary is a
The congregation was started following the support provided by the
Other institutes
- Bethany Ashram
- Order of the Friars Minor Capuchin
- Kristiya Sanyasa Samaj, Kurisumala Ashram
- Franciscan Missionary Brothers
- Malabar Missionary Brothers
- Disciples of Divine Saviour
- Dhyana Ashram
- Chyalpadi Ashram
- Santhi Ashram
- Sisters of the Imitation of Christ, Bethany Madhom
- Holy Spirit Sisters
- Congregation of the Sacred Heart
- Dina Sevana Sabha
- Sisters of the Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
- Snehagiri Missionary Sisters
- Little Sisters of Jesus
- Sisters of John the Baptist
- Salesian Sisters
- Basilian sisters
- Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
- Adoration monastery of Mount Thabor
- Gathsemene Samarpitha Satsangham
- Little Servants of Divine Providence
- Sisters of Charity
- Fervent Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Seminaries
- St. Mary’s Malankara Major Seminary, Thiruvananthapuram
- Bethany Vedavijnana Peetham, Pune
- St. Aloysius Seminary, Thiruvananthapuram
- Infant Mary's Minor Seminary, Thiruvalla
- St. Thomas Minor Seminary, Gurukulam, Bathery
- St. Ephraem's Minor Seminary, Marthandom
- Gurusannidhi Minor Seminary, Muvattupuzha
- Ivanios Minor Seminary, Mavelikkara
- Gregorios Malankara Syrian Catholic Seminary, New York
- St. Thomas Minor Seminary, Pathanamthitta
- Girideepam Minor Seminary, Diocese of St. John Chrysostom, Gurgaon, New Delhi
- Nirmal Hriday Minor Seminary, Pune
Colleges
The Malankara Catholic Educational Society manages various ecclesiastical, charitable, and educational institutions. Baselios Cleemis is the president and Samuel Irenios the vice-chairman of Malankara Catholic Educational Society.
- Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram
- St. John's College, Anchal
- Theophilos Taining College, Thiruvananthapuram
- Mar Gregorios College of Arts and Science, Chennai
- Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
- Mar Baselios Institute of Technology, Anchal
- St. Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute, Kottayam
- Pushpagiri Medical College, Thiruvalla
- Pushpagiri College of Pharmacy, Thiruvalla
- Pushpagiri College of Nursing, Thiruvalla
- Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Thiruvalla
- Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies, Tiruvalla
- Mar Severios College of Teacher Education, Chengaroor, Thiruvalla
- St. Joseph's College of Information Technology and Management, Thiruvalla
- St. John's Parallel College, Thiruvalla
- Pazhassi Raja College, Pulpally, Bathery
- Mar Baselios College of Education, Bathery
- Mar Ivanios College of Education, Kunthoor, Karnataka
- Bethany Junior College, Noojibalthila, Bathery
- Malankara Catholic College, Mariagiri, Marthandom
- Kanyakumari Community College, Mariagiri, Marthandom
- Mar Chrysostom College of Education, Kirathur, Marthandom
- Mar Ephraem College of Engineering, Marthandom
- Bethany College, Nalanchira, Thiruvananthapuram
- Bethany Navajeevan College of Education, Vencode, Marthandom
- Girideepam Institute of Advanced Learning, Kottayam
- Nirmal Bathany Junior College, Kalewadi, Pune
- Bethany Navajeevan College of Physiotherapy, Nalanchira, Thiruvananthapuram
- Bethany Navajeevan College of Nursing, Borsi, Durg, Bhilai
- Jnanodaya Bethany PU Science College, Nellyadi
- St.Joseph's College of Nursing, Anchal
Malankara Catholic Youth Movement
Malankara Catholic Youth Movement (MCYM) is the official organization for the youth in Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. The Catholic Youth Movement of Kerala dates back to the second half of the 1960s. Although there were some youth organisations in the parish level at different parts of Kerala, the spread of the organization of the youth movements in the diocese took place rather late.
MCYM Branches
- Kerala MCYM
1) Major Archieparchy of Thiruvananthapuram
2) Archieparchy of Thiruvalla
3) Eparchy of Bathery
4) Eparchy of Marthandom
5) Eparchy of Muvattupuzha
6) Eparchy of Mavelikkara
7) Eparchy of Pathanamthitta
- MCYM Tamil Nadu
1.) Eparchy of Marthanadom
- MCYM Karnataka
1.) Eparchy of Puttur
- MCYM ETR in India
1) Apostolic Visitation of North India Malankara Syrian Catholic Churches (MCCETR – New Delhi)
1) Eparchy of USA and Canada (Elmont, New York)
- MCYM-NA (Malankara Catholic Youth Movement of North America)[40]
Malankara Catholic Association
Founded in 1989, the Malankara Catholic Association is the association of lay faithful of the Church. Baselios Cleemis is the patron; there are now diocesan sections in the Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvalla, Bathery, Moovattupuzha and Marthandom Dioceses and in North America.
Official name
The official name of the church is Syro-Malankara Catholic Church which is mainly used in the English speaking Western regions. The name of the church as translated from Malayalam/Syriac is Malankara Syrian Catholic Church.
See also
- All India Catholic Union
- Churches of Kerala
- List of Major Archbishops of Trivandrum
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Mylapra, Pathanamthitta
- Saint Thomas Anglicans
- St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram
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Additional sources
- The Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archiepiscopal Church Directory, Thiruvananthapuram, 2006.
- Ronald Roberson, CSP; The Eastern Christian Churches: A Brief Survey (6th Edition); Edizioni Orientalia Christiana, Pontifico Instituto Orientale; Rome, Italy; 1999; ISBN 88-7210-321-5
External links
Official websites
- Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum
- Major Archdiocese of Tiruvalla
- Eparchy of Pathanamthitta
- St. Mary, Queen of Peace Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy in USA and Canada