Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church
Quick Facts
- Tradition
- Christianity
- Current leader
- Marthoma Metropolitan Theodosius Mar Thoma
- Leader since
- November 14th 2020
- Days in office
- –
Intro
The Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, often shortened to Mar Thoma Church, is an autonomous Oriental Protestant Christian church based in Kerala, India.
Structure
For administrative purposes, the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church is divided into 13 dioceses, often called Bhadhrasanams, each headed by a Metropolitan or an Episcopa.
Below is a list of the dioceses.
| Diocese |
|---|
| Niranam-Maramon |
| Chengannur-Mavelikara |
| Adoor |
| Kottarakkara-Punalur |
| Thiruvananthapuram-Kollam |
| Kottayam-Kochi |
| Ranny-Nilackel |
| Kunnamkulam-Malabar |
| Chennai-Bangalore |
| Mumbai |
| Delhi |
| North America-Europe |
| Malaysia-Singapore-Australia-New Zealand |
Source(s)
Source: Image from Wikimedia Commons by MoreThanWordsbyAnil George. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source: Intro adapted from the Wikipedia article "Mar Thoma Syrian Church". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source: Structure section adapted from the Wikipedia article "Mar Thoma Syrian Church", especially its administrative divisions subsection. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.