Malankara Syrian Christian Association all set to elect Catholicos
The Hindu
A meeting of the Malankara Syrian Christian Association to elect the ninth Catholicos of the East and the 22nd Malankara Metropolitan, supreme head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, will begin
A meeting of the Malankara Syrian Christian Association to elect the ninth Catholicos of the East and the 22nd Malankara Metropolitan, supreme head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, will begin at Parumala on Thursday.
As many as 4,007 members, including clergy, laity, managing committee members, and metropolitans from 1,590 parishes across the 30 dioceses of the church, are slated to attend the event. Marking the opening of the event, senior metropolitan Kuriakose Mar Cleemis hoisted the Catholicate flag at the venue around 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday.