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Catholicos H.B. Baselios Thomas I

The Jacobite Syrian Christian Church , or commonly called Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church is the Malankara Archdiocese in Kerala, India of the Syriac Orthodox Church with the Patriarch of Antioch, His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas as its supreme head. The local head of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church in Malankara is the Catholicos , His Beatitude Mor Baselios Thomas I, ordained by and accountable to the Patriarch of Antioch. Some estimate that the church has about 2.500.000 members globally.

The Church has dioceses and churches in most parts of India as well as in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, and the Persian Gulf nations.

It is one of the prominent groups of Saint Thomas Christians tracing their origins to St. Thomas the Apostle who, according to tradition, came to India in AD 52.

• Malabar
• Thrissur
• Angamali
• Kochi
• Kandanad
• Kottayam
• Knanaya Archdiocese
• Niranam
• Thumpamon
• Kollam
• Greater India
• Middle East
• Europe
• Malankara Archdiocese of North America

The church currently has 23 Indian Bishops. The Bishops include:

Note that the North American, Europe Archdiocese, Knanaya Archdiocese, Simhasana, Evangelical Association are under the direct jurisdiction of the H.H.Patriarch. Of these, the last two had been formed as autonomous bodies in the early 20th century, to escape from the onslaught of civil court cases arouse due to disputes with the rival Orthodox Church of India. However when the regional Synod of the Church in India is convened, it is the Catholicos H.B. Baselios Thomas 1 who presides over it.

The Knanaya diocese (now Archdiocese) was formed in 1910. The diocesan bishop's jurisdiction extends to all Knanaya Jacobite people, wherever they may be located. The diocese was so formed in recognition of the endogamous character of the Knanaya people. It was also to recognize the leadership & sacrifice of the Knanaya people in establishing and maintaining since A.D. 345 the (Antiochan) orthodox faith in Malankara. The Knanaya Archbishop reports directly to the Patriarch of Antioch, and is a member of the Synod of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church.

• James the Just
• List of Patriarchs of Antioch - to 518
• List of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch - list from 518
• Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church
• Indian Orthodox Church
• Saint Thomas Christians (Syrian Malabar Nasrani)
• Mor Julius Isa Cicek
• Ignatius Afram I Barsoum
• Ignatius Jacob III
• Ignatius Elias III
• Polycarpus Eugene (Augin) Aydin
• Ignatius Peter IV

• Malankara Syriac Christian Resources
• Malankara Syriac Church
• Malankara Jacobite Syrian Christian Network
• History of the Malankara Church
• Un-official discussion forum (but participated by prominent Malankara Jacobite Christians)
• Malakara Archdiocese of North America Official Web Site
• St. Mary's JSO Cathedral ,Bangalore Official Web Site
• St. Thomas Syrian Orthodox church, Texas, USA Official Web Site
• [http://www.freewebs.com/jacobitechurch