The 31st meeting of the Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church will begin today at Mount St. Thomas, Cochin. Major Archbishop Cardinal Mar George Alencherry will open the meeting.
The three-day preparations for the Synod meeting will begin with a retreat for bishops and other participants preached by Kozhikode Bishop Varghese Chakkalakkal.
The meeting would conclude on January 14, said Father Antony Vadakkekkara, media commission head of the Syro-Malabar Church, in a communication here on Wednesday. As many as 58 bishops from India and abroad, including those who have retired, will participate in the meeting.