The Orthodox Syrian Church in Malaysia is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church in Malaysia. It comes under the episcopal jurisdiction of the Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church's Diocese of Chennai.

Syrian Orthodox migrant workers from India formed the first organized groups that met to worship in the Young Men's Christian Association, Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

 in the 1920s. In 1932 the group was registered as the Jacobite Syrian Christian Union. The first priest was appointed in 1936 when the Rev. Fr. T. I. Joseph was appointed vicar for Malaya.

In 1984, the Rev. Fr. Philip Thomas was ordained as the first Malaysian Orthodox priest by His Grace Thomas Mar Thimotheos, Metropolitan of the Diocese of Malabar .

The Orthodox Syrian Church in Malaysia currently has 6 congregations in Malaysia and is a full member of the Council of Churches of Malaysia

Council of Churches of Malaysia

The Council of Churches of Malaysia is an ecumenical fellowship of Churches and Christian organizations in Malaysia. It is one of the three constituent members of the Christian Federation of Malaysia....

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