List of Malankara Metropolitans

Malankara Metropolitan is a legal title given to the head of the Malankara Nasrani Christians, by the Government of Travancore and Cochin in South India. This title was awarded by a proclamation from the King of Travancore and the King of Cochin. The prime jurisdiction regarding the temporal, ecclesiastical and spiritual administration of the Malankara Church is vested in the Malankara Metropolitan. The Malankara Metropolitan is the custodian of the Old Seminary, Kottayam and the Trustee for the ' Vattipanam '(Trust Fund).

Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II, Malankara Metropolitan (Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church)
Gregorios Joseph, Metropolitan Trustee (Jacobite Syrian Christian Church)

After 1877, every denomination in the Malankara Church started claiming their prelate as Malankara Metropolitan. Among them the head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, was affirmed by the Supreme court of India as the Malankara Metropolitan in the verdict pertaining to the asset dispute with the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church. Present Malankara Metropolitan is Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II.

In 2002, after the enactment of the new bylaws for the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, and in the light of verdicts from Supreme court of India in favour of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, the Malankara Metropolitan officially assumed the title "Metropolitan trustee". Present Metropolitan Trustee is Joseph Mor Gregorios.

The Mar Thoma Syrian Church primate of the church uses the title "Mar Thoma Metropolitan"[1][2] since 1894. Present Mar Thoma Metropolitan is Theodosius Mar Thoma.

List of Mar Thoma Methrans and Malankara Metropolitans of Malankara Church

This is the list of Church heads of the Malankara Church, who under loyal Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch after Coonan Cross Oath.[3]

  • Mar Thoma I – (1653-1670). In 1653, Thomas of Palamattam Thravadu was consecrated with the title Marthoma I by 12 priests in 1653 after Coonan cross oath.Marthoma I had survived a number of assassination attempts. He died on 25 April 1670 and was interred in Angamaly St Mary's Jacobite Syrian Church.
  • Mar Thoma II – (1670–1686) Consecrated by Marthoma I and Mar Gregorios Abdal Jaleel. Died on 14 April 1686 and was interred at St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Niranam.
  • Mar Thoma III – (1686–1688) Consecrated by Mar Ivanios Hirudyathulla (from Antioch), died on 21 April 1688. Laid to rest at St.Thomas Orthodox Church, Kadampanad.
  • Mar Thoma IV – (1688–1728). Consecrated by Mar Ivanios Hirudyathulla. Died on 24 March 1728 and was interred at Kandanad Martha Mariam Orthodox Church.
  • Mar Thoma V – (1728–1765) – Consecrated by Marthoma IV. Died on 8 May 1765 and laid to rest at St. Marys Orthodox Church, Niranam
  • Mar Thoma VI – (1765–1808) Consecrated by Marthoma V. Died on 8 April 1808 and laid to rest at St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral puthenkavu.In June 1770, he accepted re consecration from Antiochian bishops in order to avoid a split in the Church and the title Dionysius was accepted.Marthoma VI did not approve the appointment of Kattumangattu Abraham Mar Coorilos as a metropolitan by a bishop from Antioch. This was the beginning of Malabar Independent Syrian Church. He was forced to conduct a service according to Chaldean Catholic rites but escaped during a rebellion in Travancore under Velu Thampi. Rev.Dr. Claudius Buchanan visited and made arrangement for the translation of the Bible into Malayalam. Marthoma presented him the Peshitto Bible written in the old Syriac. This manuscript is kept in the public library of the University of Cambridge.
  • Mar Thoma VII – (1808–1809) Consecrated by Marthoma VI in 1796. During his time on 1 December 1808, a sum of 3000 Star Pagoda (in 2002 one Star Pagoda coin had a market value of £475) was given as loan in perpetuity to the British resident Colonel Macaulay. This is known as Vattipanam. Marthoma died on 4 July 1809 and was interred at St. Peter's & St. Paul's Orthodox Church, Kolencherry.
  • Mar Thoma VIII – (1809–1816) Consecrated on 2 July 1809 by Marthoma VII. During his time Kottayam Suryani Seminary was opened and modern education began in Kerala. Marthoma died on 26 January 1816 and was interred at St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Puthencavu, Chengannur.
  • Mar Thoma IX – (1816–1817). Consecrated by Marthoma VIII without the consent of the people. So he retired to St.George Orthodox Church Kadamattam, and spent the rest of his days in prayer and fasting.
  • Mar Dionysius II (Pulikottil Joseph Mar Dionysius) - (1816)
    ▪ entombed at - Pazhaya Seminary
  • Mar Dionysius III (Punnathra Geevargis Mar Dionysius) - (1817–1825)
    ▪ entombed at Kottayam Cheriapally
  • Mar Dionysius IV (Cheppattu Philipose Mar Dionysius)-(1825–1852)
    ▪ entombed at Cheppattu pally
  • Mathews Mar Athanasius (1852–1877)
    ▪ entombed at Maramon Church
    (Palakunathu Thomas Mar Athanasius was removed from the office by Royal Court and declared Mar Dionysius V (Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysious II) as the rightfull Malankara Metropolitan)

List of Malankara Metropolitans of Malankara Syrian Church after 1877

The Ignatius Peter IV Patriarch of Antioch, who was the spiritual jurisdiction over the Church of Antioch and all the East[4] consecrated[5][6] Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysius as metropolitan for the Malankara Syrian Church which is also known as the Jacobite Syrian Church.[7][8][9][10][11] Later Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysius II was recognized as the rightful Malankara Metropolitan by the Royal court through it's order.

List of Malankara Metropolitans of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church after schism in 1911

List of Malankara Metropolitans and Metropolitan Trustees of Jacobite Syrian Christian Church after schism in 1911

The Bava/Patriarch faction or the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church elected Mor Coorilos Paulose as their Malankara Metropolitan on 30 August 1911 while Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril continued as the Malankara Metropolitan of Methran/Bishop faction (Later as the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church).

Metropolitan Trustee

In 2002 after the enactment of the new bylaws for the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, and in the light of new legal developments in favour of the Malankara Orthodox Church, the Malankara Methropolian officially assumed the title "Metropolitan trustee".

List of Mar Thoma Metropolitans of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church after schism in 1877

Palakunathu Thomas Mar Athanasius was removed from the office by Royal Court in 1889. Later Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church adopted the title, "Marthoma Metropolitan"[1][2] for the head of the church.

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