Our Church
A Tapestry of Faith and History
The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church has a rich history that dates back to the arrival of St. Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, in India in A.D. 52. The Church’s journey through the centuries is marked by close relationships with various Christian traditions, resulting in significant milestones.
At least from the fourth century, the Indian Church entered into a close relationship with the Persian or East Syrian Church, inheriting language and liturgies. Later, interactions with Roman Catholic and Western Protestant missionaries led to divisions within the indigenous community. In the seventeenth century, the Church established a connection with the Antiochene Church, incorporating West Syrian liturgies and practices.
H.H. Baselios Marthoma Mathews III
The Ninth Catholicos of the East in Malankara
His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Mathews III was enthroned as the Catholicos of the East & Malankara Metropolitan (the Supreme Head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of India) on Friday, 15th October 2021. His Holiness is the 92nd Primate on the Apostolic Throne of St. Thomas.
- H.H. Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, Catholicate Aramana Devalokam P.O, Kottayam Kerala, India
