Syro Malabar Catholic Church -Mar Thomma Nasrani Church

The Syro-Malabar Church has 5 Archeparchies and 25 Eparchies 18 of them (5 Archeparchies and 13 Eparchies) in 'Canonical Territory' (Kerala, and parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka) and under the proper jurisdiction of the Major Archbishop 9 Eparchies in various Indian states with exclusive Syro-Malabar jurisdiction. 2 Eparchies - Kalyan and Faridabad in India - where there are multiple jurisdictions. 1 Eparchy for Syro-Malabar faithful in USA and Canada Eparchies in Canonical Territory (18) Name of the Eparchy Estd. State Ernakulam-Angamaly Major Archeparchy 1896 Kerala Kothamangalam Eparchy 1957 Kerala Idukki Eparchy 2002 Kerala Changanacherry Archeparchy 1887 Kerala Palai Eparchy 1950 Kerala Thuckalay Eparchy 1966 Tamil Nadu Kanjirapally Eparchy 1977 Kerala Trichur Archeparchy 1887 Kerala Palghat Eparchy 1974 Kerala Irinjalakuda Eparchy 1978 Kerala Ramanathaapuram Eparchy 2010 Tamil Nadu Kottayam Archeparchy 1911 Kerala Tellicherry Archeparchy 1953 Kerala Mananthavady Eparchy 1973 Kerala Thamarassery Eparchy 1986 Kerala Belthangady Eparchy 1999 Karnataka Bhadravathi Eparchy 2007 Karnataka Mandya Eparchy 2010 Karnataka Eparchies Outside Canonical Territory (12) Name of the Eparchy Estd. Archdiocese / State Adilabad 1999 Hyderabad / AP Bijnor 1972 Agra / Uttarakand Chanda 1977 Nagpur / Chattisgarh Chicago St. Thomas Diocese 2001 Chicago / USA and Canada Faridabad 2012 Delhi / Delhi, HP, Haryana, J&K, parts of UP Gorakhpur 1984 Agra / UP Jagdalpur 1977 Raipur / Chattisgarh Kalyan 1988 Bombay / Maharashtra Rajkot 1977 Gandhinagar / Gurarat Sagar 1977 Bhopal / MP Satna 1977 Bhopal / MP Ujjain 1977 Bhopal / MP Jurisdiction Currently there are 30 Eparchial Sees in the Syro-Malabar Church, of which 5 are Archeparchies and 25 Eparchies. All the 5 Archeparchies as well as 13 eparchies are within the canonical territory which includes the whole of Kerala and some districts of the neighboring states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The 13 eparchies within canonical territory are organized into suffragans of the 4 Metropolitan Sees. The Archeparchy of Kottayam is an Archeparchy without suffragan eparchies. Major Archbishop and the Synod has full authority over these 18 eparchial Sees. The 12 Syro-Malabar Eparchies outside the canonical territory are directly under the Pope. Although their Bishops are members of the Syro-Malabar Bishop's Synod, the Major Archbishop has only limited authority over them. These eparchies are generally suffragans of the nearby Latin Archdioceses. In the Archeparchies and Eparchies within the canoncial territory and in the Eparchies of Kalyan, Faridabad and St. Thomas Diocese of Chicago, the authority of the respective bishops is over the Syro-Malabar Catholics only. The Syro-Malankara and Latin Catholics of these areas are under the respective Syro-Malankara or Latin bishop. On the other hand, in all other Syro-Malabar dioceses the authority of the Syro-Malabar bishop is exclusive. That is to say all Catholics, whether they are Syro-Malabarian, Syro-Malankarite or Latin living in these areas are under the Syro-Malabar bishop of the place. In a similar pattern all the Syro-Malabarians living in other areas are under the local Latin bishop. For example the Syro-Malabarians in Bangalore or Madras or other Indian or foreign places, even though they have many Syro-Malabar parishes, are under the Latin Bishop of the place. Syro-Malabar Church is constantly working for All-India jurisdiction and the right for pastoral care of its faithful all over the world.