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	\| name = Mar Thoma III		\| name = Mar Thoma III
	\| honorific-suffix =		\| honorific-suffix = Mar Thoma Metropolitan
	\| bishop_of = [[Malankara Church]]		\| bishop_of = [[Malankara Church]]
	\| image = Mar Thoma III.jpg		\| image = Mar Thoma III.jpg
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	\| enthroned = 1686		\| enthroned = 1686
	\| ended = 22 April 1688		\| ended = 22 April 1688
	\| predecessor = [[Mar Thoma II]]		\| predecessor = [[Thoma II\|Mar Thoma II]]
	\| successor = [[Mar Thoma IV]]		\| successor = [[Thoma IV\|Mar Thoma IV]]
	\| birth_name =		\| birth_name =
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	'''Mar Thoma III''' was the third [[metropolitan bishop]] who was the Malankara Metropolitan of [[Malankara Church]] in India from 1686 to 1688~~. His leadership was only for a short time~~.		'''Mar Thoma III''' was the third [[metropolitan bishop]] who was the 3rd [[Malankara Metropolitan\|Metropolitan]] of the [[Malankara Church]] in India for a brief period from 1686 to 1688.

	==Introduction==		==Introduction==

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{{Infobox Bishop
| name = Mor Thoma III
| honorific-suffix =
| bishop_of = [[Malankara Church]]
| image = Mar Thoma III.jpg
| caption = Mar Thoma III
| diocese =
| ordination =
| consecration =
| enthroned = 1686
| ended = 22 April 1688
| predecessor = [[Mar Thoma II]]
| successor = [[Mar Thoma IV]]
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date = 21 April 1688
| death_place = Kadampanad
| buried = [[Kadampanad Church|Kadampanad Valiyapally (St.Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Kadampanad)]]
| nationality =
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'''Mar Thoma III''' was the third [[metropolitan bishop]] who was the Malankara Metropolitan of [[Malankara Church]] in India from 1686 to 1688. His leadership was only for a short time.

==Introduction==
On the southwestern coast of [[India]] lies a small state known as [[Kerala]]. It was here in the first century, [[Thomas the Apostle]] arrived to preach the [[gospel]]. Some of the Jews and locals became followers of Jesus of [[Nazareth]]. They were known as [[Syrian Malabar Nasrani|Malabar Nasrani]] people and their church as Malankara Church. They followed a unique [[Hebrew]]-[[Syriac Christianity|Syriac Christian]] tradition which included several Jewish elements and Indian customs.

==Early life==
[[Kuravilangad]] is a town located in the [[Kottayam]] district of [[Kerala]], [[South India]]. The town is situated in the [[Meenachil]] Taluk, about 22 km north of [[Kottayam]]. [[Pakalomattom family]] was one of the oldest families at [[Kuravilangad]]. The third Mar Thoma was from this family. He grew up as a man of prayer.

==Consecration==
[[Mar Thoma II]] died suddenly on 14 April 1686, and he was buried inside [[Niranam]] church. The leaders of the [[Malankara Church]] selected Mar Thoma III as his successor. At that time Mar Ivanios Hidayuttulla who arrived in Kerala in 1685 was the only bishop in Malankara. So Mar Ivanios consecrated Mar Thoma in 1686.

==Administration==
Malankara church had comparatively a peaceful time during his tenure. It was during this time some members of Karingachira parish joined the Catholics. But majority of them supported Mar Thoma III and rejected the authority of Roman bishop Joseph Sebastani.<ref>Letters sent to Batavia. Dutch Records</ref>

In those days traveling from one place to another was very tedious and it was mainly by river. Yet Mar Thoma III tried to visit as many parishes as possible.

==Last days==
Kadampanad is a very fertile land near [[Adoor]] in the [[Pathanamthitta]] district. Christians there believe that they came from Nilakkal (a first-century Christian settlement) and built a church at a place called ‘’Nilakkal Mukal’’ there in AD 325 known as St. Thomas church. Later it was moved to the present position and was named St. George's [[Valiyapally]].<ref>Kadampanad St Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church Souvenir</ref><ref>N. M. Mathew. ''Malankara Marthoma Sabha Charitram'' (History of the Marthoma Church), Volume 1, pp. 188–189.</ref> Later on renamed as '''[[Kadampanad Church|St Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Kadampanad]]''' and recently was made a Marthoman Pilgrim centre by the Orthodox Syrian Church.

It was to this church, Mar Thoma made a visit in 1688. While he was there, he had a sudden death on 21 April 1688 and was interred there.

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| title=Metropolitan of the Malankara Church|
| years = 1686–1688
| before = [[Mar Thoma II]]
| after = [[Mar Thoma IV]]
}}
{{s-end}}

==See also==
* [[Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church]]
* [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]]
* [[Mar Thoma Church]]
* [[Kadampanad Church]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*#Mathew, N. M. ''Malankara Marthoma Sabha Charitram'' (History of the Marthoma Church), Volume 1 (2006), Volume II (2007), Volume III (2008). Pub. E.J.Institute, Thiruvalla.

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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church]]
	* [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]]		* [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]]
	* [[Mar Thoma Church]]		* [[Mar Thoma Church]]
			* [[Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church]]
	* [[Kadampanad Church]]		* [[Kadampanad Church]]

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