Kattumanghattu Abraham Mar Koorilos I was the first
primate
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and Metropolitan of the
Malabar Independent Syrian Church
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in
Kerala
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,
India
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, although it was known initially as Thozhiyoor Church when established in 1772. Abraham Koorilos I is popularly known as Kattumangattu Valiya Bava.
Mar Koorilos I remained primate for 30 years from 1772 to 1802 until his death on 10 July 1802. His brother succeeded him as primate of the church as
Kattumangattu Geevarghese Mar Koorilose II.
See also
*
Malankara Church
The Malankara Church, also known as ''Puthenkur'' and more popularly as Jacobite Syrians, is the historic unified body of West Syriac Saint Thomas Christian denominations which claim ultimate origins from the missions of Thomas the Apostle. ...
Notes
References
* Vadakkekara, Benedict (2007)
''Origin of Christianity in India: a Historiographical Critique'' Media House Delhi.
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1802 deaths