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The '''Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church''' is an autonomous [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Church of Antioch (Syriac)|Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch]] in India.
 
The '''Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church''' is an autonomous [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Church of Antioch (Syriac)|Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch]] in India.
  

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The Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church is an autonomous jurisdiction of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch in India.

Coptic Orthodox Cross

Churches of the Oriental
Orthodox Communion

Autocephalous Churches
Armenia | Alexandria | Ethiopia | Antioch | India | Eritrea
Autonomous Churches
Armenia: Cilicia | Jerusalem | Constantinople
Antioch: Jacobite Indian


History

Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church or simply Jacobite Syrian Christian Church is one of the oldest Christian communities in India. It is believed to have established by Apostle Thomas in his journey to India in 52 AD.

Leadership

Head of the Church in India is Catholicos Baselios Thomas I and the supreme head is the H.H. Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East.

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