|
AD 52 |
Arrival of St. Thomas the Apostle at
Kodungellur |
|
72 |
Martyrdom of St. Thomas near Mylapore |
|
345 |
Arrival of Thomas of Cana in Kerala |
|
1498 |
Vasco da Gama arrives at Kozhikode |
|
1502 |
Vasco da Gama arrives at Kochi |
|
1523 |
The Portuguese excavate tomb of
St.Thomas at Mylapore. |
|
1597 |
Mar Abraham, the last of East Syrian
bishops dies at Angamaly. |
|
1599 |
Synod of Diamper (Udayamperur) |
|
1653 |
The Coonan Cross Oath. |
|
1658 |
Joseph Sebastiani, O.C.D, made vicar
apostolic of Malabar |
|
1663 |
Bishop Chandy Parambil appointed vicar
apostolic. |
|
1700 |
St. Thomas Christians come under double
jurisdiction: The Propaganda
represented by the Carmelite vicar
apostolic of Varapuzha and Padroado
represented by the archbishop of
Kodungallur. |
|
1778 |
Angamaly Convention decides to send a
delegation to Rome; historic journey of
Kariyattil and Paremmakkal to Rome and
Lisbon Melus. Composition of
Varthamanapusthakam. |
|
1782 |
Kariyattil consecrated in Lisbon as
archbishop of Kodungallur. He dies in
GOA in 1786. |
|
1861 |
Rokkos Schism |
|
1874 |
Melus Schism |
|
1861 |
Kuriakose Elias Chavara appointed vicar
general of St. Thomas Christians |
|
1887 |
Pope Leo XIII decrees the separation of
the Syro Malabar Rite; erects two Syro
Malabar vicariates apostolic, Thrissur
and Kottayam; but appoints Latin bishops
as Vicar apostolic.The name Syro Malabr
is given to St. Thomas Catholic
community. |
|
1896 |
Erection of three Syro Malabr
vicariates, Thrissur, Ernakulam, and
Changanachery and appointments of Indian
bishops as vicar apostolic. |
|
AD 1911 |
Pope Pius X erects a fourth vicariate,
Kottayam, for the Knanites. |
|
1923 |
PiusXI restores the Syro Malabr
hierarchy. |
|
1954 |
Pius XII appoints a commission to revise
the liturgical texts. |
|
1956 |
Changanachery raised to metropoly. |
|
1962 |
Malayalam translation of the Qurbana
introduced. |
|
1962 |
Chanda, the first exarchate outside
Kerala entrusted to the Syro Malabr
Church |
|
1969 |
Archbishop Joseph Parecattil installed
as the first cardinal of the
Syro Malabar Church. |
|
1986 |
Pope John Paul II beatifies Fr.
Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sr.
Alphonsa at Kottayam |
|
1990 |
Code of Canons
(Canon Law) of the Oriental Churches
promulgated. |
|
1992 |
A Pontifical Commission visits Syro
Malabar Church. |
|
1992 |
The Syro Malabar Church elevated to the
rank of Major Archiepiscopal status with
title Ernakulam-Angamaly . Antony
Cardinal Padiyara appointed as the
first Major Archbishop of the Syro
Malabar Church. Archbishop Abraham
Kattumana was appointed pontifical
delegate to the Syro Malabr Church with
all powers of Major Archbishop. |
|
1995 |
Archbishop Abraham Kattumana, the
Pontifical delegate, dies in Rome. |
|
1995 |
Thrissur and Thalassery are raised to
archdioceses. |
|
1997 |
Archbishop Mar varkey Vithayathil is
appointed Administrator of Ernakulam -
Angamaly for the Syro-Malabar Church
and also Administrator of the
Archdiocese of Ernakulam |
|
1998 |
The Syro-Malabar Synod was given powers
to decide the Syro-Malabar
Liturgical matters. This power was
reserved by the Holy See in 1992 when
the Syro-Malabar Church was elevated
to the rank of Major Episcopal status.
|
|
2000 |
Pope John Paul II beatifies Sr. Mariam
Theresa |
|
2004 |
Pope John Paul II granted the Syro-Malabar
Church power to elect bishops in Kerala. |
