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According to traditional accounts, Thomas the Apostle sailed to the Malabar region in 52 AD and introduced Christianity to the area. [2] Although a minority, the Christian population of Kerala is proportionally much larger than that of India as a whole. A significant portion of the Indian Christian population resides in the state. [3] [4]
The remainder of religious people in Kerala are Latin Catholics, or part of a minority of Protestant Christians. St. Thomas, one of the primary disciples of Jesus Christ, is believed to have visited India during the 1st century and founded eight churches in Kerala, the foremost being St. Mary's Church. [1]
Christianity is the predominant religion in the northeastern states of Nagaland, Mizoram Meghalaya, and Manipur. There are substantial Christian populations, in the regions of Arunachal , Assam, Tripura , Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka , Kerala, Tamil Nadu , Goa and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands . [ 236 ]
Religion in Kerala is diverse. According to 2011 census of India figures, 54.73% of Kerala's population are Hindus, 26.56% are Muslims, 18.38% are Christians, and the remaining 0.33% follow other religions or have no religion. [2] The historical legends regarding the origin of Kerala are Hindu in nature.
1972 – The Church of God (formerly known as Malankara Full Gospel Church of God) split into the Nasrani dominated Church of God Kerala State and Dalit Christian Church of God Kerala Division [39] 1973 July 3 The Governor of Kerala and the Cardinal release the St. Thomas stamp and the T.En.II for sale.
It is the largest among Saint Thomas Christians communities, with a population of 2.35 million in Kerala as per the 2011 Kerala state census [15] and 4.53 million worldwide as estimated in the 2023 Annuario Pontificio.
Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council; Kerala Council of Churches; Kerala State Development Corporation for Christian Converts from Scheduled Castes and the Recommended Communities; Kollam Orthodox Diocese; Kunukku
The Saint Thomas Syrian Christians form 12.5 percent of the total population of Kerala and 70.73 percent of the Christians in the state. [ citation needed ] K. C. Zachariah notes that the 20th century was period of significant transition for the Saint Thomas Christians in terms of its demographic and socioeconomic status .