New Cor-Episcopos for Bathery Diocese
Very Rev Msgr Thomas Charivupurayidam and Very Rev. Fr. Thomas Thannickakuzhy are raised to the ecclesiastical dignity of Corepiscopo. The liturgical ceremony of the ordination will be held on 17th January 2007 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Pattom, Trivandrum.Very Rev. Msgr Thomas Charivupurayidam is the present Vicar General of the...
Diocese of Mavelikkara – Bishop of the Diocese is Bishop Joshua Mar Ignathios
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church will have a new Diocese with Mavelikara as its headquarters under the Metropolitan Province of Trivandrum.The Church authorities have also appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Trivandrum Joshua Mar Ignathios as Bishop of the newly constituted Mavelikara Diocese.The decrees of the Major Archbishop Cyril...
New Cor-Episcopos for Tiruvalla Diocese
Rev.Fr. Cheriyan Ramanalil, Fr. Mathew Karimbil, Fr. Thomas Pathiparambil are appointed as the Cor-Episcopos of the Arch Diocese of Tiruvalla by Arch Bishop Issac Mar Cleemis.
Archbishop Issac Mar Cleemis
The Tiruvalla Diocese has been elevated to the status of an Archdiocese. This was done at the instance of the Episcopal Synod of the Church. Pope Benedict, the 16th issued the Papal bull in this regard.Bishop Issac Mar Cleemis has been officially ordained as Archbishop of Tiruvalla Diocese on...
MCCIETR Website
The Malankara Catholic Church India Extra Territorial Regions (MCCIETR) website has been relaunched.Please visit mccietr.org . With great efforts taken by Wilson, Shine and Lijo from Pune, the new mccietr site is up and running in its new avatar. The site has a new look and hosts quite a...
Father George Joshua Kanneeleth Arrested In Saudi Arabia, Deported Back To India
Malankara Catholic priest Father George Joshua Kanneeleth, who was arrested in Saudi Arabia for saying Mass in a private apartment returned safely to his base in Kerala April 9 after being deported by Saudi authorities.Police arrested Father George Joshua Kanneeleth of Trivandrum Syro-Malankara archdiocese April 5 in Riyadh, the Saudi capital,...
Malankara Church Got Catholicos After Long Discussions, Vatican Official Says
The installation of the head of a southern India-based Catholic rite as major archbishop and "catholicos" May 14 came after long deliberation, a Vatican official says.Cardinal Ignace Mousa Daoud, prefect of the Vatican´s Congregation for Oriental Churches, spoke of the long decision process at the installation ceremonies for the...
Syro-Malankara Church Joyous To Install Its First Major Archbishop
A festive mood pervades the Syro-Malankara Church as the installation of its first major archbishop approaches.Cardinal Ignace Mousa Daoud, prefect of the Congregation of the Oriental Churches, is scheduled on May 14 to install Archbishop Cyril Mar Baselios of Trivandrum as the Oriental Church´s major archbishop.The Vatican elevated the...
Malankara Church Jubilant At Elevation, Appointment Of Major Archbishop
Members of the Syro-Malankara Church are euphoric after the Vatican elevated the India-based Oriental rite to a major archiepiscopal Church. On 10 February 2005, the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church was raised to the status of a major archiepiscopal Church by the papal document Ab ipso Sancto Thoma, and as such...
New Auxiliary Appointed, Bishop Joseph Mar Thomas
Pope John Paul II has appointed Father Joseph Konnath auxiliary bishop of Trivandrum Syro-Malankara archdiocese. Archbishop Cyril Mar Baselios of Trivandrum, head of the Syro-Malankara Church, announced the appointment Jan. 5 from the archdiocesan headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, capital of Kerala state, the Churchs base. Bishop-designate Konnath was born in...
