Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
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The Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is the head and supreme hierarch of this Eastern Catholic Church of the West Syriac tradition, in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13086661 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church Context triple: [Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, positionHeld, Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]
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Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan
The Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan is the supreme primate and spiritual leader of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, overseeing its ecclesiastical, administrative, and pastoral affairs.
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B.
Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church
The Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church is the head and chief shepherd of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, exercising patriarchal-style authority over its bishops, clergy, and faithful within the Eastern Catholic tradition.
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C.
Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia
The Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia is the head of one of the two historic sees of the Armenian Apostolic Church, based in Antelias, Lebanon, with spiritual authority over its faithful primarily in the Middle East and diaspora communities.
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D.
Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
The Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch is the head of the Syriac Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with Rome that follows the West Syriac liturgical tradition.
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E.
Supreme Head of the Syriac Orthodox Church
The Supreme Head of the Syriac Orthodox Church is the patriarchal leader and highest spiritual authority of the Syriac Orthodox Christian community worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church Target entity description: The Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is the head and supreme hierarch of this Eastern Catholic Church of the West Syriac tradition, in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
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A.
Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan
The Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan is the supreme primate and spiritual leader of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, overseeing its ecclesiastical, administrative, and pastoral affairs.
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B.
Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church
The Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church is the head and chief shepherd of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, exercising patriarchal-style authority over its bishops, clergy, and faithful within the Eastern Catholic tradition.
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C.
Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia
The Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia is the head of one of the two historic sees of the Armenian Apostolic Church, based in Antelias, Lebanon, with spiritual authority over its faithful primarily in the Middle East and diaspora communities.
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D.
Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
The Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch is the head of the Syriac Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with Rome that follows the West Syriac liturgical tradition.
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E.
Supreme Head of the Syriac Orthodox Church
The Supreme Head of the Syriac Orthodox Church is the patriarchal leader and highest spiritual authority of the Syriac Orthodox Christian community worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical office
ⓘ
head of church ⓘ patriarchal title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Malankara Catholic Major Archiepiscopal Curia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToRite | Syro-Malankara Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToRiteFamily | Syro-Antiochene Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| churchSuiIuris | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communionDeclaredBy | Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communionWith |
Pope of Rome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| denomination | Eastern Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalRank |
catholicos
ⓘ
major archbishop ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Syro-Malankara Catholic clergy
ⓘ
Syro-Malankara Catholic eparchies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionType | major archiepiscopal church sui iuris ⓘ |
| isHeadOf | Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInFullCommunionWith |
Latin Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
all Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ |
| isSupremeHeadOf | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
Syro-Malankara Catholic faithful
ⓘ
Syro-Malankara Catholic hierarchy ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
English
ⓘ
Malayalam ⓘ Syriac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalFamily | West Syriac liturgical tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalTitle | Catholicos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank |
major archbishop-catholicos
ⓘ
supreme hierarch ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholicism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syriac Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
governing Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
ⓘ
preserving West Syriac liturgical heritage ⓘ representing Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in Catholic communion ⓘ |
| seat | Major Archiepiscopal Curia of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| see | Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara Catholics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
His Beatitude ⓘ Major Archbishop-Catholicos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | West Syriac Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfHead | major archiepiscopal head ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church Description of subject: The Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is the head and supreme hierarch of this Eastern Catholic Church of the West Syriac tradition, in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
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