St. Ignatius Jacobite Syrian Church, Kanjiramattom

The St. Ignatius Jacobite Syrian Church, Kanjiramattom was founded and established on 2 August 1879 by Malankara Metropolitan Mor Dionysius Joseph Pulikottil.[2] The church is part of an ancient church called ‘Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch’, one of the members of Oriental Orthodox Church family.

St. Ignatius Jacobite Syrian Church, Kanjiramattom
മോര്‍ ഇഗ്നാത്തിയോസ് യാക്കോബായ സുറിയാനി പള്ളി
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History
Consecrated2 August 1879
Administration
DistrictErnakulam
ArchdiocesePatriarchal Center, Puthencruz, Kochi, India
DioceseKochi
Clergy
ArchbishopApostolic See Under the Holy Apostolic See of Antioch & All East. H.H Ignatius Aphrem II Syriac Orthodox Patriarch[1]
Bishop(s)H.B Baselios Thomas I Catholicos

The church supreme head is Patriarch of Antioch Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II. The head of the church in Malankara is the Catholicose of the East, Aboon Mor Baselios Thomas I. The church is part of Kochi Diocese headed by Metropolitan Dr. Joseph Mor Gregorios.[3]

St. Ignatius Jacobite Syrian church is the home parish for Rev. (Dr.) Kurien Arch Corepiscopa, Kaniyamparambil. He is the only priest in the history of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church with title Reesh Corepiscopo (arch Corepiscopo). He is famous for his translation of Holy Bible "Visudha Grantham" - the official Bible of the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church.

Organizations

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  • St. Ignatius High School, Kanjiramattom
  • St. Ignatius Higher Secondary School, Kanjiramattom
  • St. Ignatius Vocational Higher Secondary School, Kanjiramattom

References

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  1. ^ "Canonization". www.syriacchristianity.info.
  2. ^ Joseph, Thomas. "St. Ignatius Church, Kanjiramattom". sor.cua.edu. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Cochin Diocese". kochidiocesejsc.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.