The Mar Thoma Church defines itself as "
apostolic in origin, catholic in nature,
biblical in faith,
evangelical in principle,
ecumenical in outlook,
oriental in worship,
democratic in function,
episcopal in character, and is a theologically
Reformed church.
Beginning of parishes in England Members of the Mar Thoma Church began to leave
Kerala during the
Indian partition in the late 1940s, with some arriving in the UK in the 1950s.
Early history of the Diocese Members of the Mar Thoma Church began to arrive in the USA in the 1970s. the new Diocese Zone was established in 1982. At that time The Rt. Rev. Dr. Thomas Mar Athanasius and The Most Rev. Dr. Alexander Mar Thoma supervised the Zone. The Zone became an official Diocese in 1994. • Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Mar Paulos Episcopa (incumbent from January 2024 - ) ==See also==