Malankara Archdiocese of North America

The Malankara Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church in North America is an archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church headquartered in New Jersey.

Malankara Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church in North America
Malankara Archdiocesan Headquarters, Old Tappan, NJ
Location
CountryNorth America and Canada
HeadquartersNew Jersey
Statistics
Parishes65
Churches84
Information
DenominationSyriac Orthodox Church
RiteWest Syriac rite
Established1975
LanguageWest Syriac, English, Malayalam
Current leadership
PatriarchIgnatius Aphrem II
BishopMor Titus Yeldho

This Archdiocese comprises all the Malankara Syriac Orthodox parishes in the United States and Canada. It is headed by Mor Titus Yeldho who has served as the Archbishop and Patriarchal Vicar since 2004.

History

Beginning in the 1960s, a significant number of immigrants from Kerala settled in North America. Many of these immigrants were a part of the Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church and maintained their Syriac Orthodox faith and traditions after migration. With the approval of Mor Athanasius Yeshue Samuel, Archbishop of North America, the first Malankara Syriac Orthodox parish in North America—Mor Gregorios Syrian Orthodox Church—was established in 1975 in Staten Island, New York. Under the leadership of Rev. Fr. John Jacob (later Mor Philexenos Yuhannon), additional parishes were formed across the United States. Several spiritual and community organizations, including Sunday School programs, the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Youth Association (MGSOSA), St. Mary’s Women’s League, and St. Paul’s Men's Fellowship, were later created to serve the growing immigrant population. In 1986, Malankara parishes started to organize annual conferences throughout North America.[1]

To coordinate parish activities, a Malankara Council was formed in 1987 under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of North America. As the community expanded, delegates at a 1992 meeting in New York resolved to request Mor Ignatius Zakka I, the Patriarch of Antioch to appoint a Malayali bishop to assist Archbishop Samuel in administering the parishes. At a subsequent meeting held on December 5, 1992, in Hackensack, New Jersey, Fr. P. G. Cherian was proposed for episcopal consecration.[1]

In 1993, Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I established an independent archdiocese for the Malankara faithful in North America designated the Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America. Rev. Fr. P. G. Cherian was consecrated as Mor Nicholovos Zachariah on August 15, 1993, and appointed as its first Archbishop.[1]

In December 2001, Nicholovos Zachariah separated from the Syriac Orthodox Church and was subsequently excommunicated by Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas. Following this, Mor Julius Kuriakose and Mor Ivanios Mathews were appointed as Patriarchal Vicars to administer the archdiocese.[1]

On January 4, 2004, Fr. Yeldho Pathickal was consecrated Mor Titus Yeldho, Archbishop of the Malankara Archdiocese of North America. Under his leadership, the archdiocese expanded its administrative structure and relocated its headquarters several times, ultimately establishing its center in Old Tappan, New Jersey. Numerous new parishes were founded during his tenure across the United States and Canada.[1]

Archbishops

  • Mor Athanasius Yeshue Samuel – Until August 1993
  • Mor Nicholovos Zachariah – August 1993 – December 2001
  • Mor Julius Kuriakose - December 22, 2001 - March 1, 2002
  • Mor Ivanios Mathews - March 2, 2002 - January 3, 2004
  • Mor Titus Yeldho[2][3]- January 4, 2004 - Present

Organization of the archdiocese

Churches

Church City, State
St. Ephrem Jacobite Cathedral Old Tappan, New Jersey
St. Peter Syrian Orthodox Church Phoenix, Arizona
St. Mary's Syrian Orthodox Church Los Angeles, California
St. Mary's Syrian Orthodox Church San Francisco, California
St. Baselios Yeldho Syrian Orthodox Church Sacramento, California
St. Ignatius of Antioch Syrian Orthodox Congregation San Diego, California
St. Stephen’s Syriac Orthodox Congregation San Jose, California
St. Mary's Syrian Orthodox Church Denver, Colorado
St. Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Congregation Orlando, Florida
St. Mary's Syriac Orthodox Church Miami, Florida
Mar Gregorios Syrian Orthodox Church Tampa, Florida
St. Mary's Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church Atlanta, Georgia
St. Mary's Syrian Orthodox Church Augusta, Georgia
St. George Syrian Orthodox Church Chicago, Illinois
St. Peter’s Syrian Orthodox Church Chicago, Illinois
St. John The Baptist’s Syrian Orthodox Congregation (Formerly named St. Mary) Washington D.C., Maryland
St. Thomas Syrian Orthodox Church Baltimore, Maryland
St. Baselios Yeldho Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church Boston, Massachusetts
St. Mary’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church Detroit, Michigan
St. Simon The Stylite’s Syrian Orthodox Congregation Minneapolis, Minnesota
St. George Syrian Orthodox Church Charlotte, North Carolina
St. John's Syriac Orthodox Congregation Raleigh, North Carolina
St. Mary's Syriac Orthodox Church Bergenfield, New Jersey
St. George Syrian Orthodox Church Carteret, New Jersey
St. James Syrian Orthodox Church Wanaque, New Jersey
St Mary's Malankara Syrian Orthodox Congregation Albany, New York
St. Mary’s Jacobite Congregation Glen Oaks, New York
Mar Gregorios Syrian Orthodox Church Staten Island, New York
St. George Syrian Orthodox Church Spring Valley, New York
St. George Syrian Orthodox Church New City, New York
St. Mary's Syrian Orthodox Church Lynbrook, New York
St. Peter's & St. Paul's Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church Massapequa, New York
St. Mary's Syrian Orthodox Church West Nyack, New York
St. Mary's Syrian Orthodox Church White Plains, New York
St. Baselios Yeldho Syrian Orthodox Congregation Cleveland, Ohio
St. Basil The Great Jacobite Congregation Dayton, Ohio
St. George Syrian Orthodox Church Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
St. Ignatius Elias III’s Syrian Orthodox Congregation Portland, Oregon
St. Paul's Syrian Orthodox Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
St. Peter's Syrian Orthodox Cathedral Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
St. Thomas’s Syriac Orthodox Church Austin, Texas
St. Ignatius’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Cathedral Dallas, Texas
St. Mary's Syrian Orthodox Church Houston, Texas
St. Mary's Syrian Orthodox Church Carrollton, Texas
St. Baselios Yeldho Syriac Orthodox Church Houston, Texas
St. Theodora’s Jacobite Congregation Houston, Texas
St. Thomas Jacobite Chapel Royse City, Texas
Mar Gregorios Syriac Orthodox Church Mesquite, Texas
St. George Syrian Orthodox Church Chantilly, Virginia
St. Jacob Baraddeus Syrian Orthodox Congregation Richmond, Virginia
Syrian Orthodox Congregation Virginia Beach, Virginia
St. George Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church Seattle, Washington
Canada
St. Thomas Jacobite Church Calgary, Alberta
St. Jacob Baraddeus Jacobite Church Edmonton, Alberta
Jacobite Congregation Castlegar, British Columbia
St. Severus Jacobite Congregation Dawson Creek, British Columbia
Jacobite Congregation Ladysmith, British Columbia
Mar Shemavoon Desthuni Jacobite Congregation Prince George, British Columbia
St. Gregorios Jacobite Congregation Vancouver, British Columbia
St. John The Apostle Jacobite Congregation Winnipeg, Manitoba
St. Ignatius of Antioch Jacobite Congregation Moncton, New Brunswick
St. Mary’s Jacobite Congregation Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. Mark’s Jacobite Congregation Halifax, Nova Scotia
St. Ephrem Jacobite Congregation Sydney, Nova Scotia
St. Paul’s Jacobite Congregation Barrie, Ontario
Jacobite Congregation Belleville, Ontario
St. Andrew’s Jacobite Church Bowmanville, Ontario
St. George Jacobite Church Brampton, Ontario
St. Kuriakose Jacobite Congregation Brantford, Ontario
St. Thomas Jacobite Congregation Hamilton, Ontario
St. Stephen’s Jacobite Congregation Kitchener, Ontario
St. Gregorios’s Jacobite Church London, Ontario
St. Mary's Jacobite Church Mississauga, Ontario
St. Peter's Jacobite Church Mississauga, Ontario
Mor Kauma Jacobite Congregation Niagara Falls, Ontario
St. John’s Jacobite Congregation North York, Ontario
St. Ignatius Elias III Jacobite Congregation Ottawa, Ontario
St. Behanan and St. Sarah’s Jacobite Congregation Sudbury, Ontario
St. James Jacobite Congregation Thunder Bay, Ontario
Jerusalem Martha Mariam Jacobite Church Toronto, Ontario
Marth Shmooni Jacobite Congregation Windsor, Ontario
St. John The Baptist’s Jacobite Congregation Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
St. Gregorios Abdul Jaleel Jacobite Congregation Montreal, Quebec
St. Baselios Yeldho Jacobite Congregation Regina, Saskatchewan
St. George Jacobite Congregation Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Organizations

  • Antiochean True Faith
  • Archdiocesan Choir
  • Clergy Association
  • St. Paul's Men's Fellowship
  • St. Mary's Women's League
  • Mar Gregorios Syrian Orthodox Young Adults
  • Mar Gregorios Syrian Orthodox Student Association
  • Malankara Syriac Orthodox Sunday School Association

References


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