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Syro-Malabar Catholic Church lat, Ecclesia Syrorum-Malabarensium mal, മലബാറിലെ സുറിയാനി സഭ , native_name_lang=, image = St. Thomas' Cross (Chennai, St. Thomas Mount).jpg , caption = The Mar Thoma Nasrani Sl ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Ancient Era

*AD 52 - Arrival of

Saint Thomas the Apostle Thomas the Apostle ( arc, 𐡀𐡌𐡅𐡕𐡌, hbo, תוֹמא הקדוש or תוֹמָא שליחא (''Toma HaKadosh'' "Thomas the Holy" or ''Toma Shlikha'' "Thomas the Messenger/Apostle" in Hebrew-Aramaic), syc, ܬܐܘܡܐ, , meaning "twi ...

Muziris Muziris ( grc, Μουζιρίς, Old Malayalam: ''Muciri'' or ''Muciripattanam'' possibly identical with the medieval ''Muyirikode'') was an ancient harbour and an urban centre on the Malabar Coast. Muziris found mention in the ''Periplus of ...

(near

Kodungalloor Kodungallur (; also Cranganore, Portuguese: Cranganor; formerly known as Mahodayapuram, Shingly, Vanchi, Muchiri, Muyirikkode, and Muziris) is a historically significant town situated on the banks of river Periyar on the Malabar Coast in Thr ...

) in Thrissur district of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

;''The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 5''
by Erwin Fahlbusch. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing – 2008. p. 285. . established churches at

Palayoor Palayūr, also called Palayoor and historically as Palur, is a town near Chavakkad, Thrissur district, India. It is famous for its ancient church, Palayur Mar Thoma Church, which is believed to be one of the seven major churches founded by Sa ...

, Paravur (

Kottakkavu Kottakkavu Mar Thoma Syro-Malabar Pilgrim Church is a Syro-Malabar church located in North Paravur. According to Saint Thomas Christian tradition, the church was established in 52 AD by St. Thomas (Mar Thoma shleeha), one of the twelve apo ...

Kokkamangalam Kokkamangalam also known as Gokkamangalam is a village in Alappuzha district of Kerala state, south India. It is situated in between Cochin and Kumarakom and on the western shore of Vembanad Lake, 5 km east of the town of Cherthala, which ...

Chayal Nilakkal (), also spelled Nilackal, or formerly Chayal, is a remote ghat region located in the Goodrical range of Ranni forest division in Pathanamthitta District in the Indian state of Kerala.Nearest Railway Station Is Thiruvalla,Located At A ...

( Nilackel),

Niranam Niranam is a village in Tiruvalla, Kerala, India. It was a port in ancient Kerala, on the confluence of the Manimala River, Manimala and Pamba River. It is almost 7 km from Tiruvalla SCS Junction in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala, lies t ...

and

Kollam Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...

*3 July 72 Martyrdom of Saint Thomas the Apostle at Chinnamala,

Mylapore Mylapore, also spelt Mayilapur, is a neighbourhood in the central part of the city of Chennai, India. It is one of the oldest residential parts of the city. It is also called Tirumayilai. The locality is claimed to be the birthplace of the cel ...

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

(

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

) *105 church at

Kuravilangad Kuravilangad is an Indian town located in the northern part of the Kottayam district in Kerala. It is situated in the Meenachil taluk, about 22 km north of the district capital Kottayam and 17 km west of the municipal town Pala. Ku ...

Syro Malabar Church Chronology
/ref> *250–325 Bishops Mar David and Mar Yohannan ("Metropolitan of India") *325 Mar Yohannan, the Persian presiding over the churches in all Persia and Great India, attended the

First Council of Nicaea The First Council of Nicaea (; grc, Νίκαια ) was a council of Christian bishops convened in the Bithynian city of Nicaea (now İznik, Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325. This ecumenical council was the first effort ...

and signed in the decrees of the council *340–360 by the Thazhekad Sasanam the Nazranies granted special rights and privileges *829

Church of the East The Church of the East ( syc, ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ, ''ʿĒḏtā d-Maḏenḥā'') or the East Syriac Church, also called the Church of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, the Persian Church, the Assyrian Church, the Babylonian Church or the Nestorian C ...

Patriarch The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church (above major archbishop and primate), the Hussite Church, Church of the East, and some Independent Catholic Churches are termed patriarchs (and in certai ...

, Timotheus I sent Bishops Mar Sapore (

) and Mar Proth (

)

*849 Ayyanadikal Kurakoni (Iyenadikal Thiruvadikal), King of

Venad Venad was a medieval kingdom lying between the Western Ghat mountains and the Arabian Sea on the south-western tip of India with its headquarters at the port city of Kollam/Quilon.Noburu Karashmia (ed.), A Concise History of South India: Is ...

, granted special privileges to Christians of

*892

Tharisapalli plates Kollam/Quilon Syrian copper plates, also known as Kollam Tarisappalli copper plates, or Kottayam inscription of Sthanu Ravi, or Tabula Quilonensis record a royal grant issued by the chieftain of Kollam (Ayyan Adikal) to a Syrian Christian merc ...

*1291 arrival of

John of Montecorvino John of Montecorvino or Giovanni da Montecorvino in Italian (1247 – 1328) was an Italian Franciscan missionary, traveller and statesman, founder of the earliest Latin Catholic missions in India and China, and archbishop of Peking. He converte ...

, a member of '' Societas Peregrinantium Pro Christo'', in

*1292 arrival of Venetian traveller

Marco Polo Marco Polo (, , ; 8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in ''The Travels of Marco Polo'' (also known as ''Book of the Marv ...

in India; he later testified about Christian presence *1301 Mar Jacob (Mar Yaqob of India), 1301 AD) was one of the legendary metropolitan of the Church of Malabar of St Thomas Christians *1323 arrival of French Dominican friar Jordanus Catalani de Severac in Kollam (Quilon) *1324 Jordanus Catalani de Severac wrote '' Mirabilia Descripta'', a rare work on plants, animals and the people of India and of other countries in Asia *9 August 1329

Pope John XXII Pope John XXII ( la, Ioannes PP. XXII; 1244 – 4 December 1334), born Jacques Duèze (or d'Euse), was head of the Catholic Church from 7 August 1316 to his death in December 1334. He was the second and longest-reigning Avignon Pope, elected by ...

(in captivity in

Avignon Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal dialect, Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of So ...

) erected

Quilon Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...

as the first Diocese in the whole of Indies as suffragan to the Archdiocese of Sultany in Persia through the decree ''Romanus Pontifix'' *21 August 1329 Pope John XXII by the bull ''Venerabili Fratri Jordano'', appointed the French Dominican friar Jordanus Catalani de Severac as the first Bishop of

*23 March 1346 arrival of John De Marignolli,

Legate Legate may refer to: *Legatus, a higher ranking general officer of the Roman army drawn from among the senatorial class :*Legatus Augusti pro praetore, a provincial governor in the Roman Imperial period *A member of a legation *A representative, ...

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, in

*1490 Two bishops, Mar Yohannan and Mar Thoma, served in

, sent there by the Patriarch of the

Portuguese Era

*20 May 1498 arrival of

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

*1504 Bishop Mar Yacob (

) *6 June 1542 preaching by

Francis Xavier Francis Xavier (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: ''Franciscus Xaverius''; Basque: ''Frantzisko Xabierkoa''; French: ''François Xavier''; Spanish: ''Francisco Javier''; Portuguese: ''Francisco Xavier''; 7 April 15063 December 1 ...

*1555 Bishop Mar Joseph took charge *4 February 1557 Pope Paul IV established, by his Bull "Pro Excellento Praeeminentia", Diocese of Cochin *1564 Mar Abraham appointed Archbishop 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 ...

(

Pope Pius IV Pope Pius IV ( it, Pio IV; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death in December 1565. Born in Milan, his family considered ...

) *29 August 1567 establishment of Archdiocese of Angamaly as Metropolitan see *1597 death of Mar Abraham, the last Syrian archbishop; burial at the Church of St. Hormice, Angamaly *20 June 26 June 1599

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 ...

*5 November 1599

Francis Ros Dom Francisco Ros, S.J (1559–1624) was the first Latin Archbishop of Archdiocese of Angamaly-Cranganore, the See of Saint Thomas Christians in the early modern Malabar in South India. Introduction Ros was a Catalan Jesuit who arrived ...

nominated first Latin Bishop of Syrians *4 August 1600 extension of the Rule of

Padroado The ''Padroado'' (, "patronage") was an arrangement between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Portugal and later the Portuguese Republic, through a series of concordats by which the Holy See delegated the administration of the local churches and gra ...

on Syrians *7 December 1603 Angamaly Synod *3 December 1609 seat of the Archdiocese of Angamaly moved to Kodungalloor

Era of Divisions

*22 December 1610 Archbishop Menezes of

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

restricted the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan of

St. Thomas Christians The Saint Thomas Christians, also called Syrian Christians of India, ''Marthoma Suriyani Nasrani'', ''Malankara Nasrani'', or ''Nasrani Mappila'', are an Ethnoreligious group, ethno-religious community of Indian Christians in the state of Ker ...

from the north of

Malabar Malabar may refer to the following: People * Malabars, people originating from the Malabar region of India * Malbars or Malabars, people of Tamil origin in Réunion Places * Malabar Coast, or Malabar, a region of the southwestern shoreline o ...

to the south *December 1647 Archbishop Garcia appointed Fr. Jerome Furtado as Vicar General in place of the traditional Archdeacon *1652 Mar Ahatalla met deacons Chenkayil Itty of Chengannur and Kizhakkedath Kurian of Kuravilangad at Mylapore and sent message to the Archdeacon *3 January 1653 Archdeacon and others with 25,000 soldiers went to Cochin Port to receive Mar Ahatalla; but the Portuguese did not permit Mar Ahattalla to meet the people; rumour spreads that Ahatalla was murdered by the Portuguese *3 January 1653 Archdeacon

Parambil Thoma Mar Thoma I, also known as Valiya Mar Thoma (''Mar Thoma the Great'') and Arkkadiyokkon Thoma (''Archdeacon Thomas'') in Malayalam and Thomas de Campo in Portuguese was the first native-born, popularly-selected Metropolitan bishop of the 17t ...

and the elders take the oath

Coonan Cross Oath The Coonan Cross Oath ( mal, കൂനൻ കുരിശ് സത്യം, Kūnan Kuriśŭ Satiaṁ), also known as the Great Oath of Bent Cross, the Leaning Cross Oath or the Oath of the Slanting Cross, taken on 3 January 1653 in Mattanch ...

at Mattancherry that they will no longer be under the Portuguese Jesuits *22 May 1653 Episcopal ordination of Thomas the Archdeacon at Alangad by 12 priests of St. Thomas Christians *1659 death of Archbishop Garcia SJ *3 December 1659 Vicariate Apostolic of Malabar (Verapoly) erected by Pope Alexander VII *15 December 1659 Episcopal Ordination of Italian Sebastiani OCD *17 December 1659 Bishop Sebastiani OCD took charge as Administrator of Malabar *24 December 1659 Bishop Sebastiani given power to ordain a Bishop in Malabar by

Pope Alexander VII Pope Alexander VII ( it, Alessandro VII; 13 February 159922 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death in May 1667. He began his career as a vice- papal legate, an ...

through the Apostolic Letter ''Pro Commissa Nobis'' *7 January 1662 The conquest of Portuguese territories in Malabar and especially of Cochin by the Dutch and all the Catholic Missionaries including Bishop Sebastiani OCD were expelled from the territories occupied by the Dutch *31 January 1663 Alexander Palliveettil (

Parambil Chandy Palliveettil Chandy also known as Parambil Chandy (''Alexander de Campo'' in Portuguese) was a bishop of the Catholic Saint Thomas Christians. He is also the first known native Indian bishop. He was the bishop of the East Syriac Rite (Chald ...

, Alexander de Campo) appointed the first Syrian Vicar Apostolic of Malabar *1665–1671 Spread of Jacobite faith by Mar Gregorios of Jerusalem in Malabar *1 February 1663 Palliveetil mar Chandy consecrated as Metropolitan and gate of all India. *2 January 1687 Death of Bishop Alexander Palliveettil ( Parambil Chandy Malpan, Bishop Alexander de Campo) *29 June 1704 John Ribeiro S. J. appointed Archbishop of

(

) *13 March 1709 Suppression of Vicariate Apostolic of Malabar and Vicariate Apostolic of Verapoly erected by Pope Clement XI *1773 February 8 Martyrdom of Fr. Jacob (Ikako) Puthenpurackal *16 July 1782 Mar Joseph Kariyatty appointed Archbishop of Kodungalloor by Padroado *16 December 1782 Rome approves Mar Joseph Kariyatty as Archbishop of Kodungalloor *17 February 1783 Episcopal ordination of Mar Joseph Kariyatty at Lisbon, Porgugal *10 September 1786 Death of Archbishop Kariyatty in

;

Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar (1736–1799) is the author of ''Varthamanappusthakam'' (1790), the first ever travelogue in an Indian language. Also known as ''Roma Yatraa Varthamanapusthakam'', it postulates that the foundation of Indian nationalis ...

appointed Gubernador (Administrator) of the Archdiocese of Kodungalloor *1 February 1787 Angamaly ''Padiyola''

The Dark Era of Invasions

* December 1790 - Invasion of Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan on Kingdom of Cochin. Ancient Syrian churches at Palayur, Arthat, Ollur, Parappukkara, Velayanad (Mukundapuram), Ambazhakad, Thazhekad, Angamaly, Akaparamb etc. were destroyed by the Mysore army. The Syrian seminary and nasrani church headquarters at Angamaly were devastated. *The headquarters of the church moved first to Alengad and then to Vadayar in Travancore. *Many priests and laymen were martyred for faith and hundreds of Nasranis migrated to Travancore to protect their faith. *20 March 1799 Death of

*10 February 1805 Birth of

Kuriakose Elias Chavara Kuriakose Elias Chavara, C.M.I. (10 February 1805 – 3 January 1871) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic priest, philosopher and social reformer. He is the first canonised Catholic male saint of Indian origin and a member of the Syro- ...

at Kainakary, Alappuzha *1818 Arrival of the CMS missionaries *11 May 1831 Foundation of the first indigenous religious congregation (CMI) at Mannanam by Frs. Thomas Palackal, Thomas Porookara and

*1833 Establishment of the Seminary at Mannanam *24 April 1838 The final Latin invasion on the Indian Syrian church - the Metropolitan See of Kodungallur (Angamaly for Syrians) and the See of Cochin were suppressed and territory was added to Vicariate Apostolic of Verapoly by the Brief "Multa Praeclara" of Pope Gregory XVI *1861- The arrival of chaldean bishop Thomas mar Rocos *8 June 1861 Fr. Kuriakos Elias Chavara appointed Vicar General for Syrians *13 February 1866 Foundation of the first indigenous religious congregation for women (CMC) at Koonammavu *13 August 1866 Establishment of Seminary at Puthenpally *1866 Purchase of land in the name of Parayil Varky Tharakan at Mangalappuzha near Aluva *3 January 1871 Death of

*1 August 1874 Chaldean bishop Mar Elia Melus arrived in Kerala *25 October 1874 Mar Melus excommunicated by Rome. Origin of Suryis of Thrisur (Assyrian Church of the East) *26 April 1876 Birth of Sr. Mariam Thressia at Puthenchira, Thrisur *12 October 1877 Episcopal ordination of Bishop Marcellinus OCD *17 October 1877 Birth of Sr. Euphrasia (Rose) at Kattur, in the parish Edathuruthy, Thrisur *15 November 1877 Bishop Marcellinus OCD made ruler of the Syrians *19 March 1878 Bishop Marcellinus OCD commenced his reign *23 June 1886 See of Cochin (for Latin Catholics) restored by Pope Leo XIII *1 September 1886 Establishment of the Latin Hierarchy in India by Pope Leo XIII by the decree Humanae Salutis Auctor; Vicariate Apostolic of Verapoly elevated to Archdiocese of Verapoly

Era of self-governance

*20 May 1887 two independent Vicariates of Kottayam (present ''Changanaseri''¹) and ''Thrisur''² for Syrians;

Charles Lavigne Bishop Charles Lavigne, S.J. was a Roman Catholic Latin Rite bishop from France who was appointed as the first Vicar Apostolic in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Vicariate of Kottayam on 20 May 1887. After shifting the seat of Kottayam Vicariate to ...

and Adolf Medlycott were made Vicar Apostolic respectively (''Quod Jampridem'', Pope Leo XIII) *14 December 1888 foundation of Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) at Changanaseri *16 September 1890 seat of Kottayam Vicariate moved to Changanaseri *1 April 1891 birth of Augustine Thevarparampil (Kunjachan) at Ramapuram, Kottayam *24 June 1892 foundation of Sisters of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (SVM) at Kaipuzha, Kottayam *28 July 1896 Vicariate of ''Ernakulam''³ created, with territories from both Vicariates of Changanaseri and Thrissur and Mar Aloysius Pazheparambil, Mar Mathew Makkil, and Mar John Menachery were made the bishops respectively (''Quae Rei Sacrae'', Pope Leo XIII). *8 December 1908 foundation of Sisters of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (SABS) at Champakulam, Changanaseri *19 August 1910 Birth of Sr. Alphonsa Muttathupadth FCC at Kudamaloor, Kottayam. *1 January 1911 foundation of Sacred Heart Congregation for Women (Kerala) (SH) at Palai *29 August 1911 establishment of ''Kottayam''⁴ Vicariate for the Knanaya (Suddists) Community of the Syrians *14 May 1914 foundation of the Congregation of Holy Family (CHF) at Puthenchira, Thrisur by Mariam Thressia *29 January 1921 foundation of Eparchial Society of the Oblates of the Sacred Heart (OSH)

Metropolitan Archbishop, Title restoration

*21 December 1923 establishment of the Syro-Malabar Hierarchy with

Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the Central Business District of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Many major establishments, including the Kerala High Court, the office of the Kochi Municipal Corporation a ...

as the Metropolitan See and

Mar Augustine Kandathil Augustine Kandathil (25 August 1874 – 10 January 1956) was Metropolitan and head of the Syro-Malabar Church lat, Ecclesia Syrorum-Malabarensium mal, മലബാറിലെ സുറിയാനി സഭ , native_name_lang=, ...

as the first Head and Archbishop of the Church (''Romani Pontifices'', Pope Pius XI) *16 November 1924

installed as Archbishop *19 March 1927 foundation of the

Sisters of the Destitute Sisters of the Destitute (S. D.) is a Syro-Malabar Catholic women's religious institute.History
, Payyappilly Palakkappilly ...

(SD) at Chunungumvely, Ernakulam by

Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly Payyappilly Varghese Kathanar was a Syro-Malabar priest from the Indian state of Kerala and the founder of the congregation of Sisters of the Destitute. He was declared Venerable by Pope Francis on 14 April 2018. Family Kathanar was born as Ku ...

*19 July 1927 foundation of the Vincentian Congregation (VC) *3 July 1928 foundation of Sisters of St Joseph Congregation (SJC) at Kottayam *5 October 1929 death of Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly *19 March 1931 foundation of the

Congregation of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux The Congregation of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux is the first religious brothers congregation founded in the Syro-Malabar Church in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-lar ...

(CST) by

as a religious brothers congregation, the first such in India *1 June 1932 establishment of Mangalapuzha Seminary *7 May 1933 foundation of the Missionary Congregation for the Blessed Sacrament (MCBS) *1 January 1944 foundation of Congregation of Sisters of Charity (CSC) at Chollannoor, Thrisur *31 October 1944 foundation of Medical Sisters of St Joseph (MSJ) at Kothamangalam *27 December 1945 Fr. Thomas Panatt (Fr. Basilius CST) founds the priestly wing of the

(CST) to better realise its aims *28 July 1946 death of Sr. Alphonsa Muttathupadath FCC at Bharanaganam *19 March 1948 foundation of Congregation of the Sisters of Nazareth (CSN) at Edakkunnu, Ernakulam *20 April 1948 foundation of Congregation of the Sisters of St. Martha (CSM) at Ponnookara, Thrisur *2 April 1949 foundation of Assisi Sisters of Mary Immaculate (ASMI) at Cherthala, Alappuzha by Mgr. Joseph K. W. Thomas *25 July 1950 eparchy of ''Palai''⁵ *29 August 1952 death of Sr. Euphrasia CMC *1 December 1953 official visitation of Cardinal Tisserant of the Oriental Churches in India *31 December 1953 Eparchy of ''Thalaseri''⁶ *29 January 1954 Birth of Sr. Rani Maria FCC at Pulluvazhy, Ernakulam. *10 January 1956 death of Archbishop

*26 July 1956 Changanaseri made Archiparchy *10 January 1957 Eparchy of ''Kothamangalam''⁷ *1 June 1957 establishment of Dharmaram College, a major seminary by the CMI in Bangalore *1 January 1958 Fr. Placid Podipara made Rector of Malabar College in Rome *25 January 1961 foundation of Congregation of Samaritan Sisters (CSS) at Thrisur *19 December 1961 The Portuguese surrendered to Indian army. Portuguese colonies including Goa were liberated and annexed to Indian Union. *31 March 1962 eparchy of ''Chanda,''⁸ Maharashtra (CMI) *3 July 1962 establishment of St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor, Kottayam *16 May 1968 foundation of Malabar Missionary Brothers (MMB) *16 July 1968 foundation of the Missionary Society of St Thomas the Apostle (MST) *29 July 1968 eparchy of ''Sagar,''⁹ Madhya Pradesh (CMI) *29 July 1968 eparchy of ''Satna,''¹⁰ Madhya Pradesh (VC) *29 July 1968 eparchy of ''Ujjain,''¹¹ Madhya Pradesh (MST) *3 July 1969 foundation of Missionary Congregation of the Daughters of St. Thomas (DST) at Aruvithura, Kottayam *23 March 1972 eparchy of ''Bijnor,''¹² Uttarakhand (CMI) *23 March 1972 eparchy of ''Jagdalpur,''¹³ Chattisgargh (CMI) *1 March 1973 eparchy of ''Mananthavady''¹⁴ *16 October 1973 death of Fr. Augustine Thevarparampil (Kunjachan) *20 March 1974 St Marys Basilica, Ernakulam- first basilica in Syro Malabar church was designated. *20 June 1974 eparchy of ''Palakkad''¹⁵ *25 February 1977 eparchy of ''Rajkot''¹⁶ (CMI) *26 February 1977 eparchy of ''Kanjirappally''¹⁷ *19 May 1977 foundation of Society of Kristu Dasis (SKD) at Mananthavady by Bishop Jacob Thoomkuzhy *22 June 1978 eparchy of ''Irinjalakkuda''¹⁸ *26 August 1978 Cardinal Joseph Parekkattil attended Conclave – first of its kind from Syro-Malabar Rite *8 September 1978 Mar Antony Padiyara appointed Apostolic Visitor of Non-resident Keralite Syro-Malabarians by Pope John Paul I *19 June 1984 eparchy of ''Gorakhpur,''¹⁹ Uttar Pradesh (CST) *27 April 1985 death of Father Placid J Podipara *19 December 1985 approval of the Text of the Order of Syro-Malabar Qurbana by the Sacred Congregation for Oriental Churches *8 February 1986 inauguration of the Order of Syro-Malabar Qurbana by Pope John Paul II at Kottayam *8 February 1986 Beatification of Fr. Kuriakose Elias Chavara CMI and Sr. Alphonsa Muttathupadathu FCC at Kottayam by Pope John Paul II – first man and woman from India to the Altar *28 April 1986 eparchy of ''Thamaraseri''²⁰ *30 April 1988 eparchy of ''Kalyan,''²¹ Maharashtra *3 July 1989 establishment of the Renovated Syro-Malabar Qurbana by the Sacred Congregation for Oriental Churches *3 July 1989 foundation of Sisters of St. Thomas (SST) at Managanam, Kottayam *25 April 1992 Our Lady of Dolours Basilica, Thrissur designated.

A Major-Archiepiscopal church

*16 December 1992 establishment of Major Archiepiscopal see of Ernakulam-Angamaly *29 January 1993 Cardinal

Antony Padiyara Mar Antony Padiyara (11 February 1921 – 23 March 2000) was a Syro Malabar Major Archbishop and cardinal. He was the First Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. He was Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly from 1985 to 1996 ...

, the first Major Archbishop (''Quae Majori Christifidelium'',

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

), and Mar

Abraham Kattumana Abraham Kattumana (21 January 1944 – 4 April 1995) was an Indian Catholic Archbishop. He was the Pontifical Delegate of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church with the powers of the Major Archbishop vested in him by Pope John Paul II. Previously, he ...

, made

Pontifical Delegate {{Short description, Catholic title with unrelated uses A Pontifical Delegate is a cleric who is delegated by the Pope. Specifically, this title is used for the following ecclesiastical offices in the gift of the Pope (who is Pontifex Maximus, hen ...

*20 May 1993 Cardinal Padiyara takes charge. First Synod of the Church *25 February 1995 Sr. Rani Maria FCC martyred at Indore, Madhya Pradesh *18 May 1995 eparchies of Thrissur and Thalasseri made Archeparchies *18 December 1996 Cardinal Padiyara's resignation accepted. Archbishop

Mar Varkey Vithayathil Varkey Vithayathil (29 May 19271 April 2011) was an Indian cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal, served as Head and Father of Syro Malabar Church and List of Major Archbishops of Ernakulam-Angamaly, Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdio ...

CSSR, Apostolic Administrator of Ernakulam–Angamaly *11 November 1996 Eparchy of ''Thuckalay,''²² (Kanyakumari) Tamil Nadu *28 October 1997 foundation of Mar Thoma Sleeha Monastery (MTSM) at Nallathanni, Kottayam *3 February 1998 Major Archiepiscopal Headquarters at Mount St. Thomas,

Kakkanad Kakkanad is a major industrial and residential region in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It is situated in the eastern part of the city and houses the Cochin Special Economic Zone, Infopark, Smart City and KINFRA Export Promotion Industrial ...

*9 November 1998 First Major Archiepiscopal Assembly *24 April 1999 Eparchy of ''Belthangady,''²³ (Mangaloru), Karnataka *23 July 1999 Eparchy of ''Adilabad,''²⁴ Telangana (CMI) *9 April 2000 Beatification of Sr. Mariam Thressia CHF in Vatican by

*6 July 2001 Eparchy of '' St. Thomas of Chicago,''²⁵ United States *19 December 2002 Eparchy of ''Idukki''²⁶ *9 May 2005 Eparchy of

Kottayam Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south-we ...

made Archieparchy *30 April 2006 Beatification of Fr. Augustine Theavarparampil (Kunjachan) at Ramapuram, Palai by Major Archbishop Varkey Vithayathil *3 December 2006 Beatification of Sr. Euphrasia CMC at Ollur, Thrissur by Major Archbishop Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil *21 August 2007 Eparchy of ''Bhadravathi,''²⁷ Karnataka (MCBS) *22 July 2008

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– the first University by the Catholic Church in India, established by the

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in Bangalore *12 October 2008 Canonization of Sr. Alphonsa (Anna) Muttathupadath FCC in Vatican by

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– the first woman Saint from India *6 November 2008 visit of Cardinal

Leonardo Sandri Leonardo Sandri (born 18 November 1943) is an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal since November 2007 and vice dean of the College of Cardinals since January 2020. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Eastern Chu ...

, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches; he visited many eparchies in Kerala and paid respects to St. Alphonsa at her tomb at Bharananganam *24 June 2009 Pope Benedict XVI declares the St. George Churuch at

a minor Basilica *6 August 2009 Major Archbishop promulgates the Order of Celebrations on Nativity of Our Lord, Ash Day, Osana Sunday, Thursday of Pesha, Friday of Passion, Great Saturday and Great Sunday of Resurrection *14 August 2009 Fr. John Vadakkel CMI, appointed bishop of the Eparchy of

Bijnor Bijnor is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, IndiaSt. Alphonsa *6 September 2009 Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly declared

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*18 January 2010 Eparchies of ''Mandya,''²⁸ (Mysoru), Karnataka and ''Ramanathapuram,''²⁹ (Coimbatore), Tamil Nadu *24 May 2011

Mar George Alencherry George Alencherry ( syr, ܡܵܪܝ ܓܝܼܘܲܪܓܝܼܣ ܐܵܠܲܢܫܝܪܝ, Mar Giwargis Alencherry) is the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and also a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was elected by the Holy Synod of the ...

elected as the third Major Archbishop *6 March 2012 Eparchy of Faridabad (Delhi) erected for Indian states of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, parts of Uttar Pradesh and national capital territory of Delhi. *11 January 2014 Eparchy at Melbourne, Australia erected. *23 November 2014 Canonisation of Blessed Chavara and Blessed Euphrasia *6 August 2015 Apostolic exarchate at Mississauga, Canada. *26 August 2015 Extension of the territory of eparchy of Mandya to Bangalore and certain other parts of Karnataka. *28 July 2016 Erection of eparchy of Great Britain for England, Scotland and Wales. *27 November 2016 Kalloorkad St Marys church, Champakulam was designated as basilica. *10 October 2017 2 New eparchies were erected. **Eparchy of Hosur (Mylapore) erected for parts of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. **Eparchy of Shamshabad (Hyderabad) erected for Indian states of Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Rajasthan, North Eastern states, parts of 8 other states and 4 union territories of India (including 2 island groups). * Extension of the territories of two eparchies: Ramanathapuram (Coimbatore) and Thuckalay (Kanyakumari). * 4 November 2017 Beatification of first woman martyr of Syro Malabar church, Sr. Rani Maria in Indore (Madhya Pradesh) *Eparchy of Mississauga, Canada *Canonization of Saint

Mariam Thresia Mariam Thresia (born Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan; 26 April 1876 – 8 June 1926) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Congregation of the Holy Family. She was born in Puthenchira, a village of Ke ...

* 1 April 2021 Bishop Mar Joseph Kallarangatt of Palai renewed

Holy Leaven Holy Leaven, also known as ''Malka'' ( syc, ܡܲܠܟܵܐ, ), is a powder added to the sacramental bread used in the Eucharist of both the Ancient Church of the East and the Assyrian Church of the East and historically in the Church of the East. ...

(Malka) for liturgical use - first time a bishop renewed

after the

had banned its use.

References

Sources

External links

Syro-Malabar Church
Official website
Archdiocese of TellicherryThe website for Synod of DiamperArchdiocese of ChanganacherryArchdiocese of TrichurArchdiocese of Ernakulam–AngamalyArchdiocese of KottayamDiocese of Palai
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