Talk:Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church

Move to Syriac Orthodox Church
Much of the information presented here should be moved to Syriac Orthodox Church, since it applies to the worldwide "Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch and all the East", not specifically to the Malankara Church (of which I don't know the official name).

As far as I know, the Syriac Orthodox Malankara Church is an archdiocese of the Church of Antioch. They also accept the Syriac Orthodox Church Patriarch as their spiritual leader. Benne 16:57, 24 August 2005 (UTC)


 * You're right on both accounts. Much cleanup to do. --Pjacobi 22:16, August 24, 2005 (UTC)


 * The large additions were copied from copyrigted websites. Therefor I've reverted to the old, short version. --Pjacobi 15:49, August 31, 2005 (UTC)

The Malankara Church was a diocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church until the late 19th century when it was expanded into several dioceses. In the 1950s, the Malankara Church became completely autonomous, with its own primate (the Maphrian) in the same respect that the other Maphriane and Catholicoi have been over history. So it certainly part of the Syriac Orthodox Church, but today totally autonomous.