Somebody from Kerala can enlighten us here. There are Syrian Malabar Nasrani Christian church in Kerala, not sure whether it is Catholic or Protestant.
Syrian Christians are not catholic. They are Syrian Christians. The do not follow the Roman Pope and have their own Vatican City sort of in Damascus, Syria.
Historically syrian christians in kerala are divided into several denominations where syro malabar catholic church is under pope of Vatican,however orthodox syrian church as well as jacobite syrian church follows patriarch of Damascus.
The popularly known Syrian Catholics of Kerala refer to the above mentioned Syro Malabar Catholic Church only. They are the most numerous Christians in Kerala.
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Assyria. Assyrian Christians. They are living in Middle East since ages. Syria, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon mainly.
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