Timeline of The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church - Era of Divisions

Era of Divisions

  • 22 December 1610 Archbishop Menezes of Goa restricts the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan of St. Thomas Christians from the north of Malabar to the south.
  • December, 1647 Archbishop Garcia Appoints Fr. Jerome Furtado as Vicar General in place of the traditional Archdeacon
  • 1652 Mar Ahatalla meets deacons Chenkayil Itty of Chengannur and Kizhakkedath Kurian of Kuravilangad at Mylapore and sends message to the Archdeacon.
  • 3 January 1653, Archdeacon and others with 25000 soldiers goes 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 and the elders take the oath Coonan Cross Oath at Mattancherry that they will no longer be under the Portuguese Jesuits.
  • 22 May 1653 Controversial 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 takes charge as Administrator of Malabar.
  • 24 December 1659 Bishop Sebastiani given power to ordain a Bishop in Malabar by Pope Alexander VII 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.
  • 1 February 1663 Alexander Palliveettil Malpan (Parambil Chandy, Alexander de Campo) appointed the first Syrian Vicar Apostolic of Malabar.
  • 1665–1671 Spread of Jacobite Faith by Mar Gregorios of Jerusalem in Malabar.
  • 2 January 1687 Bishop Alexander Palliveettil (Parambil Chandy Malpan, Bishop Alexander de Campo) passes away.
  • 29 June 1704 John Ribeiro S. J. appointed Abp. of Kodungalloor (Padroado)
  • 13 March 1709 Suppression of Vicariate Apostolic of Malabar and Vicariate Apostolic of Verapoly erected by Pope Clement XI.
  • 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 Archbishop Kariyatty dies in Goa. Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar appointed Gubernador (Administrator) of the Archdiocese of Kodungalloor.
  • 1 February 1787 Angamaly Padiyola
  • 20 March 1799 Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar dies.
  • 10 February 1805 Birth of Kuriakose Elias Chavara at Kainakary, Alappuzha.

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