KNANAYA CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS
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| Year | Month/date | Event |
| Before 1911 | ||
| 52 | November-19 | St. Thomas the Apostle arrived in Muziris (near Kodungalloor) in Kerala. He established seven churches: Kodungalloor, Palayoor, Paravur (Kottakkavu), Kokkamangalam, Chayal (Nilackel), Niranam and Kollam. |
| 72 | July-19 | Martyrdom of St. Thomas the Apostle at Chinnamala, Mylapore, Chennai (Tamil Nadu). |
| 345 | Arrival of Thomas of Kynai at Kodungalloor with bishop Uraha Mar Yausef, four priests, several deacons and 72 families from the Middle East. | |
| 1599 | June 20-26 | Synod of Diamper. |
| 1599 | November-19 | Francis Rose S.J. nominated first Latin Bishop of Syrians. |
| 1600 | August-19 | Extension of the Rule of Padroado on Syrians. |
| 1610 | December-19 | Archbishop Menezes of Goa restricts the all India jurisdiction of the Metropolitan of St. Thomas Christians from the north of Malabar to the south. |
| 1653 | January-19 | Coonan Cross Oath of the Syrians at Mattancherry, near Kochi against the Portuguese Padroado at the time of Archbishop Garcia S.J. |
| 1647 | December | Archbishop Garcia Appoints Fr. Jerome Furtado as Vicar General in place of the traditional Archdeacon. |
| 1653 | May-19 | “Episcopal ordination” of Thomas the Archdeacon at Alangad by 12 priests of St. Thomas Christians. |
| 1665-71 | Spread of Jacobite Faith by Mar Gregorios in Malabar. | |
| 1887 | May-20 | Pope Leo XIII separated the Syrians from the Archdiocese of Verapoly and established two independent Vicariates of Kottayam (including Northists and Suddists) and Thrisur directly under the Holy See. Charles Lavigne was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Kottayam and Adolf Medlycott as Vicar Apostolic of Thrisur (“Quod Jam Pridem”). |
| 1890 | September-19 | Seat of Kottayam Vicariate moved to Changanassery. |
| 1892 | June-19 | Establishement of Sisters of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (SVM) at Kaipuzha, Kottayam. |
| 1896 | July-19 | Pope Leo XIII established the Vicariates of Ernakulam with territories from both Vicariates of Changanasery and Thrissur. Mar Aloysius Pazheparambil (Ernakulam), Mar Mathew Makkil (Changanassery), and Mar John Menachery (Thrissur) were made the bishops (“Quae Rei Sacrae”). |
| 1896 | October-15 | Episcopal Consecration of Mar Mathew Makil along with Mar Aloysious Pazheparambil and Mar John Menachery at Kandy in Sri Lanka. |
| From 1911 | ||
| 1911 | August-29 | Pope Pius X reestablished Kottayam Vicariate for the Knanaya (Suddists) Community of the Syrians (Pro Gente Sudhistica) who were belonging to Changanassery and Ernakulam vicariates (“In Universi Christiani”) and appointed Mar Mathew Makil as its first bishop. |
| 1913 | July-11 | Death of Bishop Charles Lavigne in France. He was bishop of Kottayam / Changanssery from 1887-1896. |
| 1914 | January-26 | Death of Mar Mathew Makil at Kottayam. |
| 1914 | July-16 | Pope Pius X appointed Alexander Choolaparambil as the Vicar Apostolic of Kottayam. |
| 1914 | November-1 | Episcopal consecration of the Bishop Mar Alexander Choolaparambil in Kandy, Sri Lanka. |
| 1921 | January-19 | Foundation of Eparchial Society of the Oblates of the Sacred Heart (OSH). |
| 1921 | July 5 | Holy See allowed to use the Malankara liturgical rite for those who were renunited with the Catholic Church by the intervention of Mar Alexander Choolaparambil. |
| 1923 | December-21 | Pope Pius XI elevated Kottayam vicariate as a diocese (“Romani Pondifices”) and made Mar Alexander Choolaparambil as its bishop. |
| 1928 | July-19 | Foundation of Sisters of St Joseph Congregation (SJC) at Kottayam. |
| 1932 | June-19 | Establishment of Syro-Malankara hierarchy. |
| 1945 | June-9 | Pope Pius XII appointed Mar Thomas Tharayil as co-adjutor bishop of Kottayam. |
| 1945 | October-7 | Episcopal Consecration of Mar Thomas Tharayil at Christ the King Cathedral by Mar Alexander Choolaparambil. |
| 1945 | October-19 | Episcopal Consecration of Mar Thomas Tharayil at Christ the King Cathedral by Mar Alexander Choolaparambil. |
| 1950 | July-19 | Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Pala and appointed Mar Sebastian Vayalil as its first bishop. |
| 1951 | January-8 | Death of Mar Alexander Choolaparambil at the Bishop’s House in Kottayam. |
| Coadjutor Bishop Mar Thomas Tharayil took charge as bishop of Kottayam. | ||
| 1955 | April-19 | The personal jurisdiction of the bishop of Kottayam was extended to the juridical territory of the Syro-Malabar church by a Decree of the Oriental Congregation 1812/48 as per the direction of People Pius XII. |
| 1956 | July 26/29 | Pope Pius XII elevated the Diocese of Changanasery and archdiocese and make Kottayam and Pala at its suffragan dioceses (“Regnum Caelorum”). |
| 1967 | December-9 | Pope Paul VI appointed Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry as the Co-adjutor bishop of Kottayam. |
| 1968 | February-24 | Episcopal Consecration of Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry at Sacred Heart Mount, Kottayam by the Prefect of the Oriental Congregation. |
| 1974 | May-5 | Mar Thomas Tharayil retired. |
| Co-adjutor Bishop Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry took charge as the bishop of Kottayam. | ||
| 1975 | July-26 | Death of Mar Thomas Tharayil at the Chaplain’s quarters of Caritas Hospital. |
| 1977 | March-19 | Appointment of Mar Abraham Viruthakulangara as bishop of the New Diocese of Khandwa in Bhopal. |
| 1977 | July-19 | Episcopal consecration of Mar Abraham Viruthakulangara. |
| 1978 | September-19 | Mar Antony Padiyara was appointed as Apostolic Visitor of Non-resident Keralite Syro-Malarians by Pope John Paul I. |
| 1986 | February-19 | Pope John Paul II had lunch and rest at Bishop’s house at Kottayam after the beatification ceremony of Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Blessed Alphonsa. |
| 1998 | January-19 | Appointment of Mar Abraham Viruthakulangara as Archbishop of Nagpur. |
| 1998 | April-19 | Mar Abraham Viruthakulangara took charge as Archbishop of Nagpur. |
| 1998 | December-28 | Pope John Paul II appointed Mar Mathew Moolakkatt as the Auxiliary bishop of Kottayam. |
| 1999 | January-6 | Episcopal Consecration of Mar Mathew Moolakkatt at Vatican by Pope John Paul II. |
| 2001 | March-19 | Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago, USA. Bishop Mar Jacob Angadiath was appointed as its first bishop and the Apostolic Visitor to Canada. |
| All the Knanaya Catholics and their missions in the USA came under this diocese. | ||
| 2001 | July-19 | Episcopal Consecration of Mar Jacob Angadiath in Chicago and the inauguration of the diocese. |
| 2003 | August-15 | Appointment of Mar Mathew Moolakkatt as the Co-adjutor of the Diocese of Kottayam. |
| 2003 | December-23 | Pope John Paul II made a soverign decision that the status quo (pro gente suddistica) of the Eparchy of Kottayam be maintained. |
| 2005 | May-19 | Eparchy of Kottayam made Archieparchy and Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry was elevated as the Archbishop of Kottayam by Cardinal Mar Varkey Vithayathil. |
| 2005 | June-19 | Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry’s official elevation as the Archbishop of Kottayam by Mar Varkey Vithayathil. |
| 2005 | December-19 | Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry retired and Mar Mathew Moolakkatt took charge as the Archbishop of Kottayam. |
| 2005 | December-7 | Mar George Palliparambil from Mrala parish was appointed as the bishop of Miao in Arunachal Pradesh. |
| 2006 | January-14 | Mar Mathew Moolakkatt took charge as the Archbishop of Kottayam. |
| 2006 | February-26 | Episcopal consecration of Mar George Palliparambil who took charge as the bishop of the new diocese of Miao. |
| 2006 | September-19 | Appointment of Mar Joseph Pandarasseril as the auxiliary bishop of Kottayam Archdiocese. |
| 2006 | October-28 | Episcopal consecration of Mar Joseph Pandarasseril by Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry. |
| 2011 | September-8 | Episcopal consecration of Mar James Thoppil from Arunoottimangalam parish. He took charge as the bishop of Kohima, Nagaland. |
| 2013 | December-19 | Appointment of Mar Simon Kaipuram from Kannamkara parish as bishop of Balasore. |
| 2014 | January-19 | Announcement of the erection of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of St. Thomas, the Apostle, Melbourne, Australia and the appointment of Bishop Bosco Puthur as its first bishop and the Apostolic Visitor to New Zealand. |
| Announcement of the appointment of Bishop Raphael Thattil Apostolic Visitor to the Syro-Malabar faithful in the territories outside the Syro-Malabar eparchies in India. | ||
| 2014 | January-19 | Episcopal consecration of Mar Simon Kaipuram, C.M. |
| 2014 | February-19 | Commissioning of the Apostolic Visitor Mar Raphael Thattil at Mount St. Thomas. |
| 2014 | January-19 | Appointment of Mar Bosco Puthur as Bishop of Syro - Malabar Eparchy of Melbourne, Austrelia. |
| 2014 | March-19 | Installation of Mar Bosco Puthur as Bishop of Syro - Malabar Eparchy of Melbourne. |
| 2014 | June-19 | Announcement of Fr. Joy Alappat as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Chicago. |
| 2014 | September-19 | Episcopal Ordination of Mar Joy Alapatt in Chicago |
| 2015 | September-19 | Episcopal ordination of Mar Jose Kalluvelil as the Apostolic exarch of Canada with See at Mississauga. |
| 2016 | May-3 | Appointment of Mar Kurian Mathew Vayalumkal from Neendoor parish as the Apostolic nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. |
| 2016 | July-25 | Episcopal consecration of nuncio for Vatican Mar Mathew (Biju) Vayalumkal at Christ the King Cathedral. |
| 2016 | July-19 | Fr. Joseph Srampickal is appointed as the bishop of Preston in Great Britain and Fr. Stephen Chirappanath as the Apostolic Visitor for the Syro-Malabar faithful in Europe. |
| 2016 | October-19 | Episcopal consecration of Mar Joseph Srampickal. |
| 2016 | October-19 | Appointment of Mar Thomas Thennatt from Koodalloor parish as bishop of Gwalior. |
| 2016 | November-19 | Episcopal consecration of Mar Stephen Chirappanath. |
| 2017 | January-19 | Consecration of Bishop Thomas Thennatt as bishop of Gwalior, Bhopal. |
| 2017 | June-19 | Death of Archbishop Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry. |
| 2017 | October-19 | Syro-Malabar church received the right for evangelization and pastoral service all over India. |
| 2018 | April-19 | Death of Mar Abraham Viruthakulangara, Archbishop of Nagpur. |
| 2018 | December-19 | Death of Mar Thomas Thenatt, bishop of Gwalior, Bhopal. |
| 2019 | April-19 | Death of Mar Simon Kaipuram, Bishop of Balasore. |
| 2020 | August-29 | Announcement of Fr. George Kurisummoottil as the Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam. |
| 2020 | November-7 | Ramban ordination of Bishop elect Fr. George Kurisummoottil in preperation for his consecration as Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam. Major Archbishop of Syro-Malankara Church Moran Mor Baselius Clemius officiated the service at St. Theresa's Knanaya Catholic Church, Ranni. |
| 2020 | November-14 | Consecration of Auxiliary Bishop Gevarghese Mar Aprem at Christ the King Cathedral by Archbishop of Thiruvalla Thomas Mar Curilos, Mar Mathew Moolakkatt and Mar Joseph Pandarasseril. |