The [[Indian Orthodox Church| Malankara Orthodox Church]] in India, NEVER has had a Schism with any of the other churches it was just separated by distance, so was always run as an [[Autocephalous]] church under the Catholicos of the Apostolic throne of St. Thomas. For most of the last 2000 years it took over a year to reach Europe from India. Only in the 20th century did travel times shorten.
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The [[Indian Orthodox Church| Malankara Orthodox Church]] in India, NEVER has had a Schism with any of the other churches it was just separated by distance, so was always run as an [[Autocephalous]] church under the Catholicos of the Apostolic throne of St. Thomas. For most of the last 2000 years it took about a year to reach Europe from India. Only in the 20th century did travel times shorten.