Dom Francisco Ros, S.J (1559–1624) was the first Latin Archbishop of Archdiocese of Angamaly-Cranganore, the See of

Saint Thomas Christians The Saint Thomas Christians, also called Syrian Christians of India, ''Marthoma Suriyani Nasrani'', ''Malankara Nasrani'', or ''Nasrani Mappila'', are an ethno-religious community of Indian Christians in the state of Kerala ( Malabar region) ...

in the early modern Malabar in South India.

Introduction

Ros was a Catalan

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who arrived in India in 1584. He learned Syriac while he was in Goa and Malabar and became the professor of the

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in the seminary of Vaipikotta. He was consecrated bishop of Angamaly by Archbishop

Aleixo de Menezes Archbishop Aleixo de Menezes or Alexeu de Jesu de Meneses (25 January 1559 – 3 May 1617) was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa, Archbishop of Braga, Portugal, and Viceroy of Portugal during the Philippine Dynasty. Biographical sketch Aleixo w ...

in 1601. His See was later transferred to Cranganore and he was elevated as the Archbishop of Angamaly-Cranganore. Dom Francis Ros expired on 18 February 1624 and in the old church of

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Kattakkavu, a monument is built for Ros in the sanctuary of the church.

His mission among the St. Thomas Christians

Francisco Ros started his mission among the Christians of St. Thomas at the end of 1585, after the Third Provincial Congregation that held in Goa. His first mission was to assist Archbishop

Abraham of Angamaly Abraham of Angamaly ( syr, ܐܒܪܗܡ ܡܛܪܢ, died 1597) (Mar Abraham) was the last East Syrian bishop of the See of Angamaly, who entered into communion with Rome in 1565 and who was the last link in Angamaly from the long line of the bishop ...

to bring into effect the directives of the Provincial Council (1585).

Francisco Ros, the Archbishop of Angamaly-Cranganore

Francisco Ros was named the bishop of

Angamaly Angamaly (''Aṅkamāli''), , Malayalam : അങ്കമാലി Situated about north of the city centre, the town lies at the intersection of Main Central Road (MC Road) and National Highway 544. MC Road, which starts from Thiruvananthapu ...

, immediately after the

Synod of Diamper The Synod of Diamper (Udayamperoor Synod) ( mal, ഉദയംപേരൂർ സൂനഹദോസ്, Udayampērūṟ Sūnahadōs), held at Udayamperoor (known as Diamper in non-vernacular sources) in June 1599, was a diocesan synod, or cou ...

that held in 1599. Ros was the successor of Mar

, the Metropolitan of All-India. Ros convoked the

Second Synod of Angamaly Second Synod of Angamaly was convoked by Dom Francis Ros, S.J., the first Latin bishop of Angamaly, the See of Saint Thomas Christians on 7 December 1603. Francis Ros was the successor of Mar Abraham of Angamaly Abraham of Angamaly ( syr, � ...

on 7 December 1603, and the synod resolved three issues that emerged among the Thomas Christians, following the

References

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