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Founder | St. Thomas the Apostle |
Independence | 1912 |
Recognition | Oriental Orthodox |
Primate | Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II |
Headquarters | Kottayam, Kerala, India |
Territory | Universal |
Possessions | United Arab Emirates, United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Germany, Switzerland, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Singapore and Australia, |
Language | Malayalam, English, Hindi, Konkani, Kannada, Syriac |
Website | [1] |
Angamaly Diocese is one of the 30 dioceses of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church having its see at Kottayam, in Kerala, India. Angamaly Diocese was formed in the historic synod of Mulanthuruthy in 1876.
The present Diocesan head is Bishop Yuhanon Mar Policarpus, who took charge in February 2009.
Parishes:30 Priests:30 Population:3,565
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church