Ernakulam Priests' Revolt
The Ernakulam priests' revolt is a series of actions by the priests of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam–Angamaly, starting roughly from December 2017 and still continuing. The issue first came out as a land scam in December 2017 through social media. Priests from the Major Archdiocese gathered together in the archbishop's house and asked for the details of the land deals of the archeparchy. The synod of bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church assembled in January 2018 could not effectively deal with the situation. The priests of the diocese insisted on the deposition of Alencherry from his office of major archbishop. The church announced a commission under Fr. Benny Maramparambil to enquire about the allegations. The commission report was having very serious findings against Cardinal Alancherry. The report revealed that cardinal had violated canon rules to cause a very heavy damage to the church. Certain documents were forged to get the registration successful. ...
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Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy Of Ernakulam–Angamaly
The Archeparchy of Ernakulam–Angamaly is the Diocese#Catholic Church, major archeparchy and the episcopal see, see of the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It has been the major archeparchy since 1992 when the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church was elevated to the status of a Major Archbishop, major archiepiscopal church with Ernakulam-Angamaly as the primatal see. The major archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly is the main bishop of the jurisdiction, at the same time the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. The eparchies of Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kothamangalam, Kothamangalam and Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Idukki, Idukki are the two suffragan eparchies of the major archeparchy. The see of Ernakulam-Angamaly occupies a prominent position in the history of the Syro-Malabar. It is the diocese which contains the historic places Kottakkavu, Kokkamangalam and Malayattoor associated with St. Thomas. The diocese also witnessed many significant events li ...
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