Changes in Administration
Under Portuguese Padroado, Latin Bishops were appointed to govern the Saint Thomas Christians. Fr. Franics Roz SJ was nominated as successor to Mar Abraham on November 5, 1599. Bishop Roz SJ, centralized in himself all the authority reducing almost to nothing the powers of Archdeacon. Bishop Franics Roz SJ died on February 16, 1624 and was succeeded by Bishop Britto Stephen SJ. Archdeacon George (of the Cross) died c 1634 and was succeeded by Archdeacon Thomas. Bishop Britto SJ died in 1641 and Bishop Garcia Franics SJ succeeded him. A regular fight ensued between the new Archbishop Garcia Franics SJ and the new Archdeacon Thomas.
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