Valiyapally
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.
For a church to be declared as a Valiyapally in orthodox and Jacobite Churches it has to meet any of the following criteria: [citation needed]
- Parent parish of 5 parishes in the Region
- Have more than 500 families in the parish