Ignatius Abdul Masih II
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Mor Ignatius Abdul Masih II was the 117th Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and the head of the Syriac Orthodox Church
, reigning from 1895 until his deposition and excommunication in 1905. The excommunication, which was carried out by the Ottoman
government rather than the Church itself, was highly controversial and caused great disruption in the church. Afterward Ignatius continued to be active in the affairs of the church, especially in India where he was a prominent figure in the re-establishment erstwhile of the Catholicate of East
. A split arose between supporters of the local hierarchy and those who supported the authority of the new Patriarch, Ignatius Abded Aloho II
. Though deposed Ignatius presided over a synod that decided to relocate the Catholicate of the East from Antioch to India, and to ordain Mar Evanios as the first Indian Catholicos of the East
as Baselios Paulose I. This move was controversial, and sealed the division between the pro-Catholicos faction, which would become the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, and the pro-Patriarch faction, later known as the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church
.
Syriac Orthodox Church
The Syriac Orthodox Church; is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Eastern Mediterranean, with members spread throughout the world. The Syriac Orthodox Church claims to derive its origin from one of the first Christian communities, established in Antioch by the Apostle St....
, reigning from 1895 until his deposition and excommunication in 1905. The excommunication, which was carried out by the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
government rather than the Church itself, was highly controversial and caused great disruption in the church. Afterward Ignatius continued to be active in the affairs of the church, especially in India where he was a prominent figure in the re-establishment erstwhile of the Catholicate of East
Malankara Church
Ignatius came to India amid a dispute over the authority of the Malankara Metropolitan within the local Malankara ChurchMalankara Church
The Malankara Church is the church of the Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala, India, with particular emphasis on the part of the community that joined Archdeacon Mar Thoma in swearing to resist the authority of the Portuguese Padroado in 1653...
. A split arose between supporters of the local hierarchy and those who supported the authority of the new Patriarch, Ignatius Abded Aloho II
Ignatius Abded Aloho II
Mor Ignatios `Abded-Aloho II Sattuf was the 118th Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch from 1906 to his death in 1915.-Birth and ordinations:...
. Though deposed Ignatius presided over a synod that decided to relocate the Catholicate of the East from Antioch to India, and to ordain Mar Evanios as the first Indian Catholicos of the East
Catholicos of the East
Catholicos of the East is an ecclesiastical title used historically by the Church of the East and the Syriac Orthodox Church, and now used in successor churches. The title Catholicos, or "universal leader", is used in several Eastern Christian churches and implies a degree of sovereignty and...
as Baselios Paulose I. This move was controversial, and sealed the division between the pro-Catholicos faction, which would become the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, and the pro-Patriarch faction, later known as the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church
Jacobite Syrian Christian Church
The Jacobite Syrian Christian Church is part of the Syriac Orthodox Church, located in Kerala, India. It recognizes the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, currently Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, as its supreme head. It functions as a largely autonomous archdiocese within the church, under the authority...
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