St. Mary's Jacobite Soonoro Cathedral, Angamaly
| St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Soonoro Cathedral, Angamaly | |
|---|---|
St. Mary's Soonoro Cathedral Angamaly | |
| 10°11′26″N 76°22′58″E / 10.1906°N 76.3828°E | |
| Location | Angamaly, Ernakulam, India |
| Denomination | Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Consecrated | AD 409 |
| Relics held | Soonoro |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Kerala Architecture |
| Administration | |
| Province | Angamaly |
| Diocese | Angamaly |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | HB Baselios Joseph Catholicos |
| Bishop(s) | HE Mathews Mor Anthimos |
| Priest(s) | Fr Varghese |
| Assistant priest(s) | Fr Eldho Cherian |
St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Soonoro Cathedral, or Angamaly Cheriyapally, is an ancient Jacobite Syrian church located in Angamaly. Founded in AD 409, Marth Mariam Church is one of the oldest church in Malankara Church founded in the early fifth century AD by the native St Thomas Christians in the name of Mother Mary. it is one of the most prominent and ancient Syriac Orthodox churches in Kerala. In the seventeenth century it was the residence of Archdeacon Thomas Parambil, who eventually got consecrated as bishop Mar Thoma I following the Coonan Cross Oath in 1653. It was initially the seat of the Archdeacon and later the Marthoma methrans, the local heads of the Malankara Church and hence held an important position in the church for several centuries.