Holy See of the East of Rome also claims the title of the Catholicos and the Holy Apostolic See of St. Thomas. Patriarch Mar Addai II, is the Catholicos of the Ancient Church of the East. The current Seat of the Catholicos of Ancient Church of the East is in Baghdad, Iraq. The official title of the Head & Father of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is "the successor to the Holy Apostolic See of St. Thomas and the Gate of All India". The church is headed by the Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly, Cardinal Maran Mar George Alencherry. The current Seat of the Major Archiepiscopal Curia
Legal status of the Holy See the Holy See is based mostly, but not only, on its unique spiritual role. Araujo notes, for instance, that "it is generally understood that the Holy See’s international personality emerges from its religious, moral and spiritual authority and mission in the world as opposed to a claim over purely temporal matters. This is an incomplete understanding, however, of the grounds on which its claim as a subject of international law can be justified", since, in his view, the Holy See’s claim to international personality can also be justified by the fact that it is recognized by other states as a