MJD was governed by foreign bishops, apostolic prefects and apostolic vicars from Goa, Macau, Siam and Singapore under the Portuguese and French Missionaries. It was only in 1972, when Singapore split ...

This church was "discovered" by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century. After attempts to "latinize" the rite, many broke away to form their own rite under the control of the Syrian Patriarch.

The Church teaches, "Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains for ever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end.