Malankara Syrian Orthodox Theological Seminary

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Malankara Syrian Orthodox Theological Seminary (MSOTS) is run by the Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church, with an ecumenical outlook. [1] The Malankara Syrian Orthodox Theological Seminary: a venture in union theological training in South India, MSOTS is affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College (University), West Bengal. MSOTS is located in Vettickal, Mulanthuruthy in Ernakulam, Kerala. [2]

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The seminary is under the supervision of H.H. Moran Mor Ignatius Aprem II, the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, controlled by H.B. Aboon Mor Baselios Thomas I Catholicos, the Episcopal Committee and guided by H.E. Dr. Mor Theophilose Kuriakose Metropolitan. Besides the Seminary is a registered charitable society functioning according to a written registered constitution. The Seminary is affiliated to the Serampore University and after completion of the course the candidates are eligible to get a valid theological degree (BD).

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References

  1. ↑ sor.cua.edu, Malankara Syrian Orthodox Seminary , retrieved 17 June 2009
  2. ↑ "MSOT Seminary". Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

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