Manarcad is a small town in Kottayam district of Kerala state, South India. It is known for the Manarcad Perunnal, the annual feast at the St. Mary's Church, which is usually held in the first eight days of September. It is located about 9 km from the town of Kottayam and is on the way to tourist town of Thekkady.
Mar Mathew Moolakkatt, an East Syriac knanaya Catholic Archbishop was born in Uzhavoor, India. Currently he is Archbishop of The Knanaya Catholics of Kottayam Archeparchy, succeeding Kuriakose Kunnacherry upon his retirement, he is a member of the Order of St. Benedict. He was entrusted the whole Knanaya catholic community in 2006 January. His mother parish is St. Stephen's forane church uzhavoor. He was the synodal commission chairman of St. Thomas apostolic seminary Vadavathoor. He is one of the members of the permanent synod of the Syro Malabar Catholic Church
Joseph Perumthottam is a prelate of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Since 2007 he as served as the Archbishop of Changanassery.
Mathews Mor Aphrem is a Syriac Orthodox bishop and the Metropolitan of the Perumbavoor region of the Angamali diocese.
St Athanasius Paulose, popularly known as 'Valiya Thirumeni', was the Metropolitan bishop of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church for nearly four decades. He is now referred to as Saint Athanasius.
Fr. Dr. Geevarghese Chediath Malpan is a priest of the Major Archdioicese of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.
Rev. Fr. Dr. Xavier Koodapuzha Professor Emeritus of Paurastya Vidhya Peedam was born on 28 February 1934 at Chenapady, Kanjirappally. His parents are Mr.Joseph Chacko and Annamma Koodapuzha. After completing his primary schooling, he had his University studies at the St. Berchmans College, Changanacherry.He joined Parel St.Thomas Seminary in the year 1951 and Priestly studies at the Propaganda Fide College, Rome and received a Doctorate in Theology and master's degree in Philosophy from the Urban University, Rome and master's degrees in Oriental sciences and Oriental Canon Law from the Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome. He is a church historian and a scholar. He has given considerable contribution to Catholic Church.
Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II is the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church. He became the 123rd Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch when he was enthroned as patriarch in Damascus on 29 May 2014. Before his election to the patriarchate, he was Archbishop for the Eastern United States of America, and known as Mor Cyril Aphrem Karim in that post. In that role, he established 11 new parishes, introduced a number of new programs for the youth, and worked for inter-church unity.
Mar Remigiose Inchananiyil is a Syro-Malabar Catholic Bishop and the fourth bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thamarassery.
E. A. E St. Mary's Soonoro Syriac Orthodox Church, Meenangadi, is a Marian Pilgrim center of the Syriac Orthodox Church located at Meenangadi in Kerala, India. The church is under E.A.E Arch Diocese, the first missionary association of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, and is currently under the direct control of Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church. In 2006, the church was elevated to the status of "Marian Pilgrim Centre", and in 2018, it celebrated its diamond jubilee. It is the first church to adopt the 8 Day Lent in Malabar Region.
The Marthoma Nazrani Eparchy (Diocese) of Palai is a Syro-Malabar Catholic eparchy with an area of 1166 km2 comprising the Meenachil taluk and a few villages of the neighbouring taluks in Kottayam, Ernakulam, and Idukki districts of central Kerala in South India. The faithful of this eparchy, numbering 326,742, belong to the ancient St. Thomas Christian community. The seat of the bishop is the St. Thomas Cathedral based in the town of Palai. The current bishop is Mar Joseph Kallarangatt, serving since March 2004. Mar Jacob Muricken has been auxiliary bishop since 2012.
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mississauga is an eparchy for all Syro-Malabar Catholics in Canada. It comprises 16 churches and 39 missions. Most churches are found in the province of Ontario.
St. Mary's Church or Marth Maryam Cathedral is a valiyapally situated in Kothamangalam town of India. It is located in Ernakulam district of Kerala state, India.
The Cathedral of Saint George is a Syriac Orthodox cathedral located in Bab Tuma, central Damascus, Syria. It is the headquarters of the Syriac Orthodox Eparchy of Damascus, of Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of Antioch; acting as the seat of the Syriac Orthodox Church since 1959.
Mar Tony Neelankavil is an Indian Catholic auxiliary bishop and titular bishop of Masuccaba. He is the third and the present Auxiliary Bishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur from October 2017. He was nominated as the Auxiliary Bishop succeeding Mar Raphael Thattil on 30 September 2017 and was ordained to the office on 18 November 2017 by Archbishop Mar Andrews Thazhath assisted by Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhy and Mar Raphael Thattil.
Thomas Mor Alexandrios, formerly Thomas Abraham Neriyanthara, is the Metropolitan of Mumbai Diocese of Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church.
Mathews Mor Timotheos is a Syriac Orthodox bishop, he was Metropolitan Patriarchal Secretary For Indian Affairs.
Sevarios Kuriakose is a Syriac Orthodox bishop, currently Archbishop of the Knanaya Syrian Archdiocese.
Ayub Mor Silvanos is a Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan of America, Canada, and Europe region of the Knanaya Archdiocese. He was born on April 18, 1972. He received his first four orders of ordination on November 11, 1995, the fifth order on May 27, 1997 and became a full deacon on June 7, 1999. He was ordained as priest on August 6, 1999 by H. E. Mor Clemis Abraham, the Chief Metropolitan of the East.
Mar Joseph Srampickal is an Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic Bishop. He is currently serving as the bishop of the Eparchy of Great Britain since 2016. The Eparchy of Great Britain was erected by Pope Francis in 2016 and Mar Srampickal is its first bishop.
