Metropolitan Archbishop title of Patriarch Mar Mikhael Michael C Foster
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| Saint Thomas Orthodox Christiams of the East | |
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| File:Church of St Thomas | |
| Classification | Eastern Orthodox also Western Orthodoxy |
| Theology | Dogmatic Theology |
| Polity | Episcopal polity |
| Structure | clergy Laity Congress |
| Patriarch | Archbishop Mar Mikae; Michael |
| Primate | Issac III |
| Bishops | 78 |
| Monasteries | 83 |
| Region | Middle East |
| Language | English |
| Liturgy | Saint James |
| Headquarters | India |
| Territory | Middle East |
| Founder | St Thomas the Apostle |
| Independence | AD 431 |
| Recognition | AD 478 (Byzantine Empire) |
| Members | 1.9 million |
| Ministers | 12000 |
| Missionaries | 285 |
| Church buildings | 8670 |
| Hospitals | 2 |
| Nursing homes | 1 |
| Tax status | EXempt |
