Syro Malabar
| Syro-Malabar Catholic Church | |
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| Syriac: ܥܹܕܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܲܒܵܪ ܣܘܼܪܝܵܝܵܐ Malayalam: സീറോ മലബാർ കത്തോലിക്കാ സഭ |
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 The Mar Thoma Sliva or Saint Thomas Cross (also known as the Nasrani Menorah), the symbol of the Syro-Malabar Church
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| Type | Particular church (sui iuris) |
| Classification | Catholic |
| Orientation | Eastern Christianity |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Pope | Francis |
| Head | H. E. Major Archbishop Cardinal Mar George Alencherry |
| Parishes | 2,819 |
| Region |
India (predominantly Kerala), United States, Australia, U.K., Canada |
| Language | Liturgical Syriac |
| Liturgy |
East Syrian Rite liturgy (Liturgy of Saints Addai and Mari and Mar Theodore of Mopsuestia) |
| Headquarters | St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam, Kerala, India |
| Origin | 1st century, according to Catholic tradition |
| Separated from | Patriarch of Church of the East (16th century) |
| Merger of | Catholic Church |
| Members | 4.6 million |
| Ministers |
Bishops: 57 Priests: 3,556 Deacons: 4,991 |
| Other name(s) | Church of Malabar Syrian Catholics |
| Official website | Official site |
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (Syriac: ܥܹܕܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܲܒܵܪ ܣܘܼܪܝܵܝܵܐ, Edtha d'Malabar Suryaya; Malayalam: സീറോ മലബാർ കത്തോലിക്കാ സഭ, sīṟēā malabār kattēālikkā sabha) or Church of Malabar Syrian Catholics is an Eastern Catholic Major Archiepiscopal Church based in Kerala, India. It's a sui iuris particular church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. The Church is headed by Major Archbishop Cardinal Mar George Alencherry of the Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly in Kerala. The Syro-Malabar Church uses a latinized variant of the Liturgy of Saints Addai and Mari belonging to the East Syrian Rite, which dates back to 3rd century Edessa, as such it is a part of Syriac Christianity by liturgy and heritage. The name Syro-Malabar is coined from the words Syriac (referring to the East Syriac liturgy) and Malabar (the historical name for Kerala). The name has been in usage in official Vatican documents since the nineteenth century. The Church shares the same liturgy with the Chaldean Catholic Church based in Iraq. It is the third-largest particular church (sui juris) in the Catholic Church (after the Latin or Roman Church and the Byzantine Rite Ukrainian Catholic Church).
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