The Coonan Cross revolt Saint Thomas Christian denominations

st. joseph s monastery, mannanam,where mortal remains blessed chavara kept. st. thomas cross seen in picture on top of church.

in 1772 west syrians under leadership of kattumangattu abraham mar koorilose, metropolitan of malankara, formed malabar independent syrian church (thozhiyur sabha).

from 1816 onward, anglican c.m.s. missionaries helped malankara church through mission . protest against interference of anglican church in affairs of malankara church, metropolitan, cheppad mar dionysius, convened synod @ mavelikara on 16 january 1836. there declared malanakara church subject syrian traditions , patriarch of antioch. declaration resulted in separation of cms missionaries communion malankara church. minority malankara church, in favor of reformed ideologies of missionaries, stood along them , joined cms. these syrian anglicans, first reformed group among saint thomas christians. joined missionaries in evangelical activities among non-christians , worked along missionaries in reformative , educational activities. in 1879, anglican diocese of travancore , cochin established, in kottayam. on 27 september 1947, little on month after indian independence, anglican church in south india united similar other reformed churches in region , formed church of south india; autonomous indian church within anglican communion. though csi group largely follows religious practices of parent groups world over, linguistically, socially , culturally have in common kerala syrian christian groups.

in 1876, did not accept authority of patriarch of antioch remained thomas mar athanasious , chose name malankara mar thoma syrian church. removed number practices introduced @ synod of diamper liturgy, practices , observances. in 1961, there split in group formation of st. thomas evangelical church.

in 1874 section of syro-malabar catholic church thrissur came communion patriarch of church of east in qochanis result of schism followed after arrival of bishop rocos ( 1861 ) mar elias melus ( 1874) sent patriarch of chaldean. follow east syrian tradition , known chaldean syrian church.

however, in 1912 due attempts antiochean patriarch gain temporal powers on malankara church, there split in west syrian community when section declared autocephalous church , announced re-establishment of ancient catholicosate of east in india. not accepted remained loyal patriarch. 2 sides reconciled in 1958 again differences developed in 1975. today west syrian community divided malankara orthodox syrian church (in oriental orthodox communion, autocephalous), jacobite syriac orthodox church (in oriental orthodox communion, under antioch).

in 1930 section of malankara orthodox church under leadership of mar ivanios , mar theophilus came communion catholic church, retaining of church’s rites, liturgy, , autonomy. known syro-malankara catholic church.