List of Syro-Malankara Catholic eparchies and bishops

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The Syro-Malankara Church, an Eastern Catholic church sui iuris particular church that employs the West Syriac Rite, part of the larger Catholic Church, traces its origin to apostolic times and a reunification with the See of Peter in the 20th century. It is one of the major archiepiscopal churches of the Catholic Church headed by Major Archbishop Catholicos of the Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum based in Kerala, India.

The Malankara Syrian Catholic Church traces its origins to the missions of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century.[1][2][3][4] The Church employs the West Syriac Rite Divine Liturgy of Saint James.

Cardinals from the Syro Malankara Church

RankCoat of arms/sealCardinalTitular ChurchOther Posts
Cardinal-PriestBaselios Cardinal Cleemis[5]Title of San Gregorio VIIMajor Archbishop-Catholicos; member of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, age 67.

Major Archepiscopial Curia

Major Archbishop-Catholicos [6]
His Eminent Beatitude Moran Mor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis
Title
Catholicos; Head of Syro Malankara Church; President of the Holy Synod of Syro Malankara Church; Archeparch of Trivandrum; Metropolitan of the Province of Trivandrum
Seat
Major Metropolitanate of Trivandrum & Major-Archiepiscopal Curia, Pattom

Bishop of the Major Archepiscopial Curia

Post / SeatBishop's coat of arms/sealEparchTitle
Curia Bishop [7]
Major Archiepiscopal Curia, PattomAntony Mar SilvanosCuria Bishop

Eparchies under Syro-Malankara provinces and their Hierarchs

EparchyEparchy coat of arms/sealEparchTitle
Ecclesiastical Province of Trivandrum [8][9]
Major Metropolitanate of Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram)[10]Baselios Mor CleemisMetropolitan Major Archeparch of Trivandrum
Yoohanon Mar AlexiosAuxiliary Eparch of Trivandrum
Eparchy of St. Ephrem of KhadkiMathews Mar PachomiosEparch of St. Ephrem of Khadki
Eparchy of MarthandomVincent Mar PaulosEparch of Marthandom
Eparchy of MavelikaraMathew Mar Polycarpos[11]Eparch of Mavelikara
Joshua Mar IgnathiosEparch emeritus of Mavelikara
Eparchy of ParassalaThomas Mar EusebiusEparch of Parassala
Eparchy of PathanamthittaSamuel Mar IreniosEparch of Pathanamthitta
Yoohanon Mar ChrysostomEparch emeritus of Pathanamthitta
Ecclesiastical Province of Thiruvalla
Metropolitanate of Tiruvalla[12]Thomas Mar KoorilosMetropolitan Archeparch of Tiruvalla, Secretary of the Holy Episcopal Synod
Eparchy of BatheryJoseph Mar ThomasEparch of Bathery
Eparchy of MuvattupuzhaYoohanon Mar TheodosiusEparch of Muvattupuzha
Abraham Mar JuliosEparch emeritus of Muvattupuzha
Eparchy of PuthurGeevarghese Mar MakariosEparch of Puthur

Eparchies immediately subject to the Holy See

EparchyEparchy coat of arms/sealTerritoryEparchTitle
India [13]
Eparchy of St. John Chrysostom of GurgaonTerritories in India outside proper ecclesiastical provincesThomas Mar Anthonios OICEparch of St. John Chrysostom of Gurgaon
North America [14]
Eparchy of St. Mary, Queen of Peace of USA and CanadaUnited States of America, and CanadaPhilippos Mar StephanosEparch of St. Mary, Queen of Peace of USA and Canada

Apostolic Visitations

Apostolic Visitations under direct jurisdiction of the Major Archbishop
VisitationVisitation coat of arms/sealTerritoryApostolic VisitatorTitle
EuropeKuriakose Mar Osthathios[15]Apostolic Visitator for the Syro Malankara faithful in Europe
OceaniaAntony Mar Silvanos[16]Apostolic Visitator for the Syro-Malankara faithful in Oceania

Titular see

The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church has a singular titular episcopal see, which was established in 1977, formerly held by auxiliary bishops of the Church.

Since 29 August 2020, it has been held by the auxiliary eparch of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam for the Knanaya, responsible for the Forane,[17] which consists of members following the Malankara Rite liturgy within the archeparchy.[18]

Post / SeatBishop's coat of arms/sealEparchTitle
Titular Episcopal See
Chayal (Latin: Chaialum)Gheevarghese Mar Aprem α[19]Titular Archbishop of Chayal and Auxiliary Eparch of the Archeparchy of Kottayam

Hierarchs working for the Holy See

Post / SeatBishop's coat of arms/sealEparchTitle
Propaganda Fide - Diplomatic Posts
Apostolic Nunciature to Kazakhstan , Apostolic Nunciature to Kyrgyzstan , Apostolic Nunciature to TajikistanMar George Panamthundil[20][21]Titular Archbishop of Floriana and Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan , Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan , Apostolic Nuncio to Tajikistan

References

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