Valiyapally (Malayalam: വലിയ പള്ളി, "Principal church") is a title given to a main church in a diocese of the Christian denominations Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church. It literally means "big church" in Malayalam.
For a church to be declared as a Valiyapally in these churches, it has to meet any of the following criteria: Parent parish of 5 parishes in the Region Have more than 500 families in the parish
List of valiyapallys Jacobite Syrian Christian Church St Mary's Jacobite Valiyapally, Thamarachal, St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Valiyapally, Thuruthiply Mar Behanam Jacobite Syrian Valiyapally, Vengola Martha Mariam Cathedral (St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral) Valiyapally, Kothamangalam St. Stephen's Bes Ania Valiyapally, Chelad St. Mary's Jacobite Valiyapally, Nedumon, Ezhamkulam St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Valiyapally, V.Kottayam St.George Jacobite Syrian Valiyapally Kunnackal Rajadhiraja St.Mary’s Jacobite Syiran Cathedral Valiyapally, Piravom St. John’s Jacobite Syrian Valiyapally, Mepral Mor Michael Jacobite Syrian Valiyaplly, Vettithara St. John’s Jacobite Syrian Valiyapally, Mulakkulam Mor Behanam Sahadha Jacobite Syrian Valiyaplly, Vengola St. Mary’s Jacobite Syrian Valiyapally, Kattachira
Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church Valakam Mar Thoma Valiyapally Thevalakkara Mar Thoma Valiyapally Pandanad Mar Thoma Valiyapally Kumbanad Mar Thoma Valiyapally Kaviyoor Mar Thoma Valiyapally Chengannur Mar Thoma Valiyapally Elanthur Mar Thoma Valiyapally
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church St. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church (Kundara valiyapally) Kundara, Kollam Immanuel Orthodox Valiyapally Nariyapuram, Pathanamthitta St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Valiyapally, Niranam St. George Orthodox Syrian Valiyapally, Anchal St. Stephen's Orthodox Syrian Valiyapally, Kattanam St. George Orthodox Syrian Valiyapally, Kalanjoor St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Valiyapally, Kalloopara St Mary's Orthodox Syrian Valiyapally, Perissery St Thomas Orthodox Syrian Valiyapally, Kallissery St. John's Orthodox Valiyapally, Ulanadu Rajadhiraja St. Mary's Syrian Orthodox Cathedral (Piravom Valiyapally) St. Andrew's Orthodox Valiyapally, Secunderabad St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church Valiyapally, Kallada (Shrine of St. Andrew of Kallada) St. George Orthodox Syrian Valiyapally Palarivattom St George Orthodox Syrian Valiyapally, Kizhmury St George Orthodox Syrian Valiyapally Puthupally (Puthupally church, the revered Shrine of St. George) St George Orthodox Valiayapally, Mylapra (Pilgrim Church) St George Orthodox Syrian Valiyapally, Chandanapally (Shrine of St. George) St John's Orthodox Valiyapally, Vakathanam St Philexinox Orthodox Valiyapally, Attachakal St George Orthodox Valiyapally, Pudupady(Kozhikode) St George Orthodox Valiyapally, Kelakom(Kannur) St. George Orthodox Valiyapally Chungathara (Malapuram) St George Orthodox Valiyapally, Mulakulam North, Piravom St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally, Prakkanam St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally, Ullannoor St. George Orthodox Valiyapally, Kanakappalam St Mathews Orthodox Valiyapally Kozhencherry St. Behanan's Orthodox Valiyapally Vennikulam St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally, Farmers Branch (Dallas), Texas, USA St. Thomas Orthodox Valiyapally, Kalyan (W)
Knanaya Syrian Orthodox St. Mary's Knanaya Valiyapally Kallissery
St. George's Knanaya Valiyapally, Neelamperoor St. Jacob's Knanaya Syrian Valiya Pally, Ramamangalam Ranni St Thomas Knanaya Valiyapally
Kottayam Knanaya Valiyapally, Kottayam
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