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The Church of the East was the earliest form of Christianity in India, as adopted by the St Thomas Christians of the Malabar region (present-day Kerala) from at least the third century, and possibly much earlier.
The Oriental Orthodox churches in India include the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church with 1120,000 members, the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church with 800,000 members and the Malabar Independent Syrian Church with 30,000 members. The Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church is an Eastern Protestant denomination with 1,100,000 members.
First Saint of Malankara Church and the youngest one in Malankara to become a Bishop. Kurien Thomas - founder of the Fellowship of the Pentecostal Churches in India and Central India Theological Seminary. Geevarghese Dionysius of Vattasseril (Dionysius VI) (1858–1934) Malankara Metropolitan and Saint of Malankara Orthodox Church.
The Catholic Church in India is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope. There are over 20 million Catholics in India, [1] representing around 1.55% of the total population, [2] and the Catholic Church is the single largest Christian church in India. [1]
Pages in category "Christian denominations in India" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Assembly of Believers' Church In India; C.
Many Protestant denominations are represented in India, the result of missionary activities throughout the country especially under British rule in India.The largest Protestant denomination in the country is the Church of South India, since 1947 a union of Presbyterian, Reformed, Congregational, Methodist, and Anglican congregations with approximately 4 million members as of 2014.
A cathedral (from the Greek kathedra (καθέδρα), seat, bench, chair) is a Christian church which contains the seat of a bishop, [1] thus serving as the central church of a diocese. Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica Fortcochin. This is the list of cathedrals in India sorted by denomination.
2007 December 25 Different fractions were merged in St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India(Church and Fellowship fraction) 2009 September 6 Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly declared Servant of God. 2010 November 1 Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II enthroned as 21st Malankara Metropolitan and eighth Catholicos of Malankara.