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This Patriarchate establised a second post named '''Catholicos of East''' in Persia within the Patriarchate for fulfilling the needs of the Christians who lived outside the Roman Empire including India in 410 AD. The relationship of Patriarch and the Catholicos is  establised by the Hudaya Canon or Nomo-Canon wrote in the year 869 AD.
 
This Patriarchate establised a second post named '''Catholicos of East''' in Persia within the Patriarchate for fulfilling the needs of the Christians who lived outside the Roman Empire including India in 410 AD. The relationship of Patriarch and the Catholicos is  establised by the Hudaya Canon or Nomo-Canon wrote in the year 869 AD.
  
Indian Christians where served with Episcopas or bishops from the church of Persia under this Catholicate. Due to various tensions the Christians had with the muslim rule in Persia, this Catholicate was not continued in Persia from 1860 AD.  
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Indian Christians were served with Episcopas or bishops from the church of Persia under this Catholicate. Due to various tensions the Christians had with the muslim rule in Persia, this Catholicate was not continued in Persia from 1860 AD.  
  
 
But by this time, the Christianty in India gained more strength. It was successful in re-establishing the Catholicate in India since 1912 AD.
 
But by this time, the Christianty in India gained more strength. It was successful in re-establishing the Catholicate in India since 1912 AD.

Revision as of 04:55, February 3, 2008

Indian Orthodox Christianity

Orthodox Church is the oldest Christian Community in India. It is believed to have established by Saint Thomas, one among the 12 Apostles of Christ in 52 AD.

The Ecumenical Council of Nicea held in 325 AD, declared Eastern Countries including India under the Patriarchate of Antioch.

This Patriarchate establised a second post named Catholicos of East in Persia within the Patriarchate for fulfilling the needs of the Christians who lived outside the Roman Empire including India in 410 AD. The relationship of Patriarch and the Catholicos is establised by the Hudaya Canon or Nomo-Canon wrote in the year 869 AD.

Indian Christians were served with Episcopas or bishops from the church of Persia under this Catholicate. Due to various tensions the Christians had with the muslim rule in Persia, this Catholicate was not continued in Persia from 1860 AD.

But by this time, the Christianty in India gained more strength. It was successful in re-establishing the Catholicate in India since 1912 AD.

The Orthodox christians in India follow the Oritnal Orthodox beliefs. It recognises the Oriental Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch as the Spiritual Leader and the Catholicos of East as the Supreme Head.

At present, The Oriental Orhtodox Patriarch of Antioch is Bold textHis Holiness, Iganatius Zakka 1stBold text and the Catholics of East is Bold textHis Holiness, Baselius Didymos 1stBold text