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The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, also known as the Malankara Syrian Catholic Church, is an Eastern Catholic, autonomous (in Latin, sui iuris), particular church, in full communion with the Holy See and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. It is part of the Major Archiepiscopal Churches of the Catholic Church that are not distinguished with a patriarchal title. It is headed by Major Archbishop Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Maphrian of the Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum based in Kerala, India.The Malankara Syrian Catholic Church traces its origins to the missions of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century. The Church employs the West Syriac Rite Divine Liturgy of Saint James. It is one of the two Eastern Catholic churches in India, the other being the Syro-Malabar Church which employs the East Syriac Rite liturgy.
Under the Major Archbishop, the Church is organised as follows:
- Major Archeparchy of Thiruvananthapuram
- Eparchy of Marthandom
- Eparchy of Mavelikara
- Eparchy of Parassala
- Eparchy of Pathanamthitta
- Eparchy of St. Ephrem of Khadki
- Archeparchy of Tiruvalla
- Eparchy of Bathery
- Eparchy of Muvattupuzha
- Eparchy of Puthur
- Eparchy of Gurgaon
- Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada
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