Latin Catholics of Malabar

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Malabar Latin Catholics

മലബാർ റോമൻ ലത്തീൻ കത്തോലിക്കർ
Depiction of Francis Xavier converting local Paravas in 1542
Total population
Approx. 1,000,000
Regions with significant populations
India (predominantly in Kerala, significant migrant populations also found in Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi and other major cities); UAE (Dubai); Oman; Kuwait; USA (New York metropolitan area, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Tampa, Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area); Europe – UK (London, Birmingham) The Netherlands (Amsterdam) Canada (Toronto, Edmonton, Whitehorse
Languages
Vernacular: Malayalam, Cochin Portuguese Creole Liturgical: Latin, French, Malayalam
Religion
primarily Catholic Church (Latin Church)
Related ethnic groups
Malayalis, Ezhavars, Nadar (caste), Dheevaras, Saint Thomas Christians, Portuguese, Luso-Indian

The Latin Catholics of Malabar Coast, also known as Malabar Latin Catholics or Latin Christians of Kerala (Malayalam: മലബാർ ലത്തീൻ കത്തോലിക്കർ or മലബാർ ലത്തീൻ ക്രിസ്ത്യാനികൾ) are a multi-ethnic religious group in Kerala adhering to the Roman Rite liturgical practices of the Latin Church, on the Malabar Coast, the southwestern coast of India. Ecclesiastically, they constitute the ecclesiastical provinces of Verapoly and Trivandrum.^[1] They are predominantly Malayali people and speak the Malayalam language, though a subgroup of Luso-Indians speaks the Cochin Portuguese Creole. They trace their origins to the evangelization of Malabar Coast by the Dominican, Franciscan, Jesuit and Carmelite missionaries, mainly French and Portuguese.^[2][3]