ESTABLISHED
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A.D. 52
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FOUNDER
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St. Thomas the Apostle
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PRESENT CATHOLICOSE
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H.H. Baselios Marthoma Mathews III
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SUCCESSION
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92nd Catholicos (9th Catholicose after Re-Establishment in India) |
CATHOLICATE ESTABLISHED IN
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A.D.231
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RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CATHOLICATE IN MALANKARA
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1912
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TOTAL MEMBERSHIP
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APPROX 3 MILLION
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DIOCESES
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30
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PARISHES
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1662
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CHAPELS & OTHER WORSHIP CENTERS
|
199
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MEMBERS OF THE HOLY SYNOD
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27
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RAMBANS
|
21
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COR - EPISCOPAS
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89
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PRIESTS
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1297
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DEACONS & ORDINANDS
|
120
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SPIRITUAL ORGANISATIONS
THEOLAGICAL SEMINARIES MISSION TRAINING CENTRE |
12
2 1 |
MONASTERIES
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23
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CONVENTS
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16
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MONKS
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210
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NUNS
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200
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COLLEGES
|
23
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INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTERS
|
15
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SCHOOLS
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240
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TRAINING SCHOOL
|
5
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HOSPITALS
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30
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DESTITUTE HOMES AND ORPHANAGES
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53
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MISSION CENTERS
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33
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