Pope John Paul II commends Syro Malankara Catholic Church for growth in faith and vocations
Pope John Paul II has commended the Syro-Malankara Church as "one of the fastest growing Catholic communities in the world."That Church, youngest among the Catholic Church´s 21 Oriental groups, began on Sept. 20, 1930, when the Catholic Church received two bishops, a priest, a deacon and a layman from...
Pope John Paul II has created two new Eastern-rite dioceses in southern India
Pope John Paul II has created two new Eastern-rite dioceses in southern India to help the Catholic Church in India fulfill its evangelizing mission.On Jan. 15, Pope John Paul created the Syro-Malabar diocese of Idukki and Syro-Malankara diocese of Moovattupuzha. The new jurisdictions in Kerala state were carved out...
New apostolic visitator for the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church for America and Europe, Bishop Issac Mar Cleemis takes charges
The new apostolic visitator for the Syro-Malankara Catholic diaspora in North America and Europe will work for Church unity, and to spread the Oriental rite abroad."Unity in love is my missionary slogan for the new and challenging assignment that God has given me," said Auxiliary Bishop Isaac Thottunkal of...
Bishop Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom takes office as the ordinary of Marthandom diocese
With the installation of Bishop Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom (Cor-episcopo John Kalloor) as the ordinary of Marthandom Syro-Malankara diocese in Tamil Nadu state July 1, public unrest subsided among Catholics who demanded that a "son of the soil" should lead their diocese.Bishop Kalloor, 53, a native of neighboring Kerala state,...
Bishop Lawrence Mar Ephraem of Marthandom dies less than three months after taking over new diocese
Bishop Lawrence Mar Ephraem of Marthandom died of brain hemorrhage on April 8, less than three months after being installed as ordinary of the newly formed Syro-Malankara diocese. He was 69.Bishop Ephraem, former secretary general of the Catholic Bishops´ Conference of India (CBCI), slipped into a coma a week...
Youngest oriental church installs first bishop outside it’s base
Bishop Lawrence Mar Ephraem was installed Jan. 23 as bishop of Marthandom Syro-Malankara diocese in southern Tamil Nadu state, marking the growth of India´s youngest Oriental Church.Marthandom is the fourth Malankara diocese and the first outside Kerala, the base of the Oriental Church that came into the Catholic fold...
Address Of His Holiness John Paul II To The Indian Bishops Of The Syro-Malabar And Syro-Malankara Churches On Their “Ad Limina” Visit
Thursday, 18 January 1996Your Eminence,Dear Brother Bishops,1. At the conclusion of your "ad Limina" visit, I wish to assure you again of the heartfelt affection and fraternal esteem in which I hold the venerable Oriental Catholic Churches present in India, the Syro-Malabar Church and the Syro-Malankara Church. Your common origins...
Malankara Catholic Church gets new leader after year long wait
Bishop Cyril Mar Baselios of Bathery was appointed archbishop of Trivandrum and head of the Syro-Malankara Church Nov. 29, ending the Oriental-rite Catholic Church´s year-long wait."The universal Church is happy that Malankara Catholics have got a new leader," said Archbishop Joseph Powathil of Changanacherry, president of the Catholic Bishops´...
75 Year Old Order of the Imitation of Christ (OIC) calls for Unity
The Order of the Imitation of Christ (OIC), has observed its 75th anniversary with a renewed call for their Churches´ unity.Bishops of India´s three Catholic rites, the Orthodox Church and Protestant Church of South India joined in the jubilee celebrations of the Syro-Malankara Church´s only religious congregation.Known also as...
In legal whirpool, Syro Malankara Catholic Church awaits new helmsman
Thomas Devaprasad, Thiruvananthapuram bureau chief for the Malayalam-language daily Deepika, assessed the impact of the death Oct. 10 of Archbishop Benedict Mar Gregorios of Trivandrum on the Syro-Malankara Church, in this commentary that appeared in ASIA FOCUS Oct. 28.The head fisherman of the Syro-Malankara Church has reached the shores...
