What is Orthodox Christianity in Kerala?

According to the 2011 Census of Kerala it was, with a membership of 493,858, the third largest Christian church in the state, coming after the Syro-Malabar Church (2,346,000) and the Latin Catholic Church (932,733)….Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.

Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (Indian Orthodox Church)
Merger of	Oriental orthodox Communion

How many Orthodox Christians are there in Kerala?

Of the 6.141 million Christians in the state in 2011, 3.744 million are Catholics (61\% of the Christian population) and 977,000 are Jacobite/Orthodox Syrians (15.9\%). The Orthodox Syrian community has about 4.94 lakh members in Kerala and the Jacobite Syrian community has 4.83 lakh members.

Who started the Syrian Orthodox Church?

Andrew Akhijan
The Catholic missionaries had sought to place a Catholic Patriarch among the Jacobites and consecrated Andrew Akhijan as the Patriarch of the newly founded Syriac Catholic Church.

Why did the Orthodox and Jacobite split?

In 1908, Patriarch Abdullah Sattuf II was elected as the successor of Malankara Church. After a few years, in 1911, the Patriarch excommunicated Dionysius VI, the Metropolitan of the Malankara Church, in a letter, thus causing a split in the Malankara Church into Jacobites and Orthodox factions.

How did the Syrian Christians survive in Kerala?

The survival of Syrian Christians in Kerala was also a result of the benevolence and tolerance of the rulers in Travancore, Cochin, and Malabar who donated land and helped financially to build churches.

What is the difference between Malankara Orthodox Church and Syrian Orthodox Church?

As such, the Malankara Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox Church independent of the Patriarch of Antioch, whereas the Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church is an integral part of the Syriac Orthodox Church and is headed by the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch.

Where do Syrian Christians live in India?

Syrian Christians live in Kerala State in the southwest corner of India and speak Malayalam, one of the four major Dravidian languages of south India. They can be considered a caste and are endogamous. Location.

What is the history of Syrian Christians?

Syrian Christians are also called Malabar Christians, Malabar being the name for the coastal region of this part of India. According to local tradition, St. Thomas landed on the coast of Kerala in ad 52 near Cranganur, some 30 km (20 mi) north of Cochin. He began to preach the gospel and is said to have established seven churches in the region. St.