Houston St. Marys Orthodox Church is a member of the worldwide Orthodox Church’s communion. We are part of the Diocese of South-West America, led and cared for by H.G. Dr. Thomas Mar Ivanios Metropolitan. The Malankara Orthodox Church, headquartered in Devalokam, Kottayam, Kerala, India, is led by His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, the Catholicose and Malankara Metropolitan of India.