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1888 |
Bishop Lavigne founds FCC |
|
12-1888 |
Bishop Lavigne founds St. Germane's, the first
Orphanage |
|
01-10-1890 |
Head quarters of Kottayam Vicariate shifted to
Changanassery |
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04-02-1891 |
St.
Berchmans, the first HS of the Syrians founded
at Changanassery |
|
1891 |
Bishop Lavigne shifts residence to the new Bishop's House |
|
1891 |
Minor Seminary started in the Bishop's house |
|
1894 |
Bishop Lavigne founds St. Joseph's Changanassery, the
first school for Girls |
30-09-1895 to
11-08-1896 |
Rev.Fr. Riccardo
S.J., Administrator |
|
28-07-1896 |
Ernakulam Vicariate created. Mar Louis
Pazheparampil from the diocese, the first Vicar Apostolic (Quae Rei Sacrae, Pope Leo XIII) Arakuzha,
Edapally,
Pallipuram divisions of Changanassery Vicariate in the new
Vicariate |
|
1896-1911 |
Bishop Mar Mathew Makkil, Vicar Ap. of Changanassery |
Vicar General
| Msgr. Joseph Thayyil |
1896-1908 |
| Msgr. Cyriac Kandankary |
1908-1911 |
|
1906
Dec.7
(1904 Sept.) |
Jubilee
Memorial Chapel, Parel, Founded |
|
1908 |
Fr. Thomas Kurialassery founds SABS |
|
1911 |
Fr. Mathew Kadalikattil founds SH |
|
29-08-1911 |
Kottayam diocese formed (for Suddists) (In Universi
Christiani, Pius X)
Kottayam,Kaduthuruthy divisions in the new Vicariate |
30-08-1911 -
02-06-1925 |
Mar Thomas Kurialachery, Bishop of
Changanassery |
Vicars General:
|
1. Msgr. Cyriac Kandankary |
1911-1919 |
| 2. Msgr. Jacob Kallarackal |
1919-1925 |
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1917 |
KCSL inaugurated |
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1919 |
Basic Training School, Vazhapally (TTI) started |
|
19-06-1922 |
Founding of SB College |
|
1922 |
Minor Seminary shifted to Kottayam |
|
21-12-1923 |
Formation of Syro-Malabar Hierarchy (Romani
Pontifices, Pius XI) |
|
1924 |
St. Joseph's Press Started |
|
1925-1927 |
Msgr. Jacob Kallarackal, Administrator |
29-10-1927 to
27-10-1949 |
Mar. James Kalachery Bishop of
Changanassery |
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| Vicar General:
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1. Msgr. Jacob Kallarackal
|
1927-1949
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Pro-Vicars General: |
|
1. Very Rev. Fr. Joseph Vechianickal |
1940 |
| 2. Very Rev. Fr. Kuruvilla Plathottam |
1940-1945 |
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3. Very Rev. Msgr. Jacob Kattakkayam |
1945-1949 |
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1928 |
AKCC started |
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02-02-1929 |
Priests Provident Fund Association launched |
|
1933 |
Founding of MCBS at Mallapally |
|
1944 |
Minor Seminary shifted to Parel |
|
1946 |
Travancore Education Struggle against taking over of LP
Schools |
|
1947 |
St. Joseph's Orphanage started
Founding of Cherupushpa Mission League at Bharananganam |
|
04-07-1950 |
Assumption College started |
|
1949-1950 |
Msgr. Jacob Kallarackal, Vicar Capitular |
|
25-07-1950 |
Changanassery divided a third time erecting Pala
diocese. Anakallu,
Pala, Muttuchira, Kuravilangad,Ramapuram Foranes in the new
Diocese(Quo Ecclesiarum, Pius XII) |
09-11-1950 to
09-10-1969 |
Mar Mathew Kavukattu, Bishop of
Changanassery. |
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| Vicars General:
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| 1. Msgr. Jacob Kallarackal
|
1950-1951
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2. Msgr. Thomas Puthenpura
|
1951-1958
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3. Msgr. Luke J. Chittoor
|
1958-1969
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| Pro Vicar General: |
|
Msgr. Jacob Kattakayam |
1950-1951 |
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1953, 1984 |
JS Pious Union Started |
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29-04-1955 |
Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kanyakumary, Mission
started. (Multorum Fidelium, Pius XII) |
|
1955 |
Beginning of Harijan Catholic Mahajana Sabha (DCMS) |
|
1955 |
Chethipuzha Hospital founded |
|
03-07-1956 |
Mar Antony Padiyara from the diocese made Bishop of
Ootty |
|
29- 08-1956 |
Changanassery made Archdiocese (Pope Pius XII)
Mar Mathew Kavukattu, Archbishop |
|
1957 |
Vimochana Samaram" against Education Bill |
|
1958 |
Sandesanilayam founded |
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26-11-1959 |
Archd. of Changanassery. inaugurated (Regnum
Coelorum, John XXIII) |
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1960 |
Archbishop Kavukatt Jubilee Housing Scheme |
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03-07-1962 |
Vadavathoor Seminary started |
|
1964 |
Starting of SH, the first English Medium School |
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1966 |
Changanassery Social Service Society(CHASS) registered |
|
1970 |
Fr. Placid Memorial Library started |
09-10-1969 to
15-08-1970 |
Msgr. Luke J. Chittoor, Administrator |
|
13-06-1970 |
Mar Antony Padiyara, appointed Archbishop of
Changanassery (Quonam Ecclesias Regere, Paul VI) |
|
15-08-1970 |
Mar Antony Padiyara assumes charge |
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| Vicars General: |
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1. Msgr. Luke J. Chittoor |
1970-1972 |
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2. Bishop Mar Joseph Powathil |
1972-1977 |
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3. Msgr. Kuriakose Parampath |
1977-1981 |
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4. Msgr. Joseph Karimpalil |
1981-
1985 |
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| Pro-Vicar General: |
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V Rev. Fr. Joseph Maliparampil |
1971-1975 |
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29-01-1972 - |
Mar Joseph
Powathil, Auxiliary Bishop |
|
13-02-1972 - |
Consecration of Mar Joseph Powathil by Pope Paul VI
(Rome) |
|
1972 - |
College Agitation against the University Bill |
|
1972 |
Inauguration of Yuvadeepthi |
|
1972 |
Jeevakarunya Nidhi launched |
|
1972 |
MOC started |
|
29-06-1973 |
Mar George Anathil SVD from the Archd. app. Bishop
of Indore |
|
13-08-1973 |
Minor Seminary shifted to Kurichy |
|
1973 |
Family Apostolate launched |
|
1973 |
Asha Bhavan for the Mentally Retarded |
|
1974 |
Yuva Deepthi College founded |
|
1974 |
Mercy Home for the Physically Handicapped |
|
1974 |
Archbishop Padiyara founds ASMI |
|
01-05-1975 |
Agra Mission started(Ettawa, Farukkabad,Mainpuri
civil Districts of the Archdiocese of Agra) |
| 15-08-1975 |
LSC Pious Union started |
|
22-11-1976 |
St. Antony's Priests Home, Mudiyoorkara |
|
26-02-1977 |
Changanassery divided a fourth time giving shape to
Kanjirappally diocese.
Anakkara, Erumely, Kanjirapally, Kattapana, Mundakayam,
Upputhara Foranes in the new Diocese (Nos Beati Petri, Paul VI) |
|
03-05-1977 |
Mar. Mathew Cheriankunnel from the Archd. app. Bp
of Nalgonda |
|
15-05-1977 |
Mar Joseph Powathil assumes charge as the first
Bishop of KJPLY |
|
1978 |
LSDP Pious Union started |
|
1979, 1993 |
Kuttanad Vikasana Samithi registered |
|
1980 |
Mathrujyothis started |
|
18-04-1981 |
FDSHJ Pious Union started |
|
1982 |
Department. Offices in the Pastoral Centre |
|
1983 |
Pithruvedi started |
|
1984 |
Educaid launched |
|
14-02-1985 |
Mar Joseph Pathalil from the Archdiocese made
Bishop of Udaipur |
|
11-05-1985 |
Nilackal St. Thomas Church and Ecumenical Trust |
|
18-05-1985 |
Mar Antony Padiyara transfered as Archbishop of
Ernakulam |
03-07-1985 to
17-01-1986 |
Msgr. Joseph Karimpalil, Administrator |
|
17-11-1985 |
Mar Joseph Powathil, appointed Archbishop of
Changanassery |
|
17-01-1986 |
Mar Joseph Powathil assumes charge as Archbishop |
| |
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| Vicars General: |
| 1. Msgr. Joseph Karimpalil |
1986-1987 |
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2. Msgr.Mathew Pulickaparampil |
1986-1994 |
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3. Msgr. Mathew Mattam |
1987-1994 |
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4. Msgr. George Alencherry |
1994-1997 |
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5. Msgr. Jos P. Kottaram |
1994- 2007 |
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6. Msgr. Mathew Vellanickal |
1997- |
| 7.
Aux. Bishop Mar Joseph Perumthottam |
2002 |
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29-01-1986 |
Mar Hypolitus Kunnumkal from the Archd app.Bp of J.
& K. |
|
08-02-1986 |
Pope John Paul II visits Kottayam. Inaugurates the
restored Raza. Beatifies Bl. Alponsa FCC and Bl. Chavara Kuriakose Elias CMI |
|
1986 |
Amala Thelogical College founded |
17-05-1987 to
24-05-1987 |
Centenary of the Archdiocese celebrated |
|
15-08-1987 |
Centenary Memorial Pastoral Centre inaugurated by
Cardinal Lourdesamy |
|
-09-1988 |
starting
of pastoral cooperation programme with the Archdiocese
of Bamberg, Germany |
|
1989 |
Inter-diocesan Science Education Trust (SET) registered |
|
03-07-1989 |
Archbishop Joseph Powathil founds SST Monastic
Congregation |
|
1990 |
'Marthoma Vidyanikethan inaugurated |
|
1991 |
Sandesh Communications started functioning |
|
1991 |
ATMATA, the temperance Movement started |
31-01-1991 to
03-02-1991 |
Centenary of SBHS and Education
activities celebrated |
|
1992 |
Danahalaya, centre for Priets & Religious started |
|
29-05-1992 |
MLF Congregation started |
|
1993 |
CANA, Family Life Institute inaugurated |
|
1993 |
Sanjeevani, for mental patients started |
|
19-3-1993 |
Mar Simon Stock Plathara CMI from the archdiocese
appointed Bishop of Jagdalpur |
|
12-1994 |
Religious Fellowship Foundation registered |
|
08-06-1995 |
St. John the Baptist College of Education started |
|
1995 |
Bl. Alponsa Sneha Nivas for street boys |
|
1995 |
CICAR, the dept. of Archaelogy started |
|
18-12-96 |
Fifth bifurcation of Changanassery establishing
Thuckalai Diocese. Kanyakumari District and Chenkotta Taluk in
the new Diocese (Apud Indorum Gentes, John Paul II) |
|
02-02-97 |
Mar George Alencherry consecrated and installed as
the first bishop. |
| 1997 |
Archbishop Joseph Powathil Jubilee Memorial Dalit Welfare
Fund |
|
1997 |
Inter-diocesan Human Resources Development Trust
registered |
|
15-08-1998 |
Bishop Lavigne centre inaugurated |
|
26-01-1999 |
St. Joseph's Priests' Home, Ithithanam inaugurated |
|
06-02-1999 |
Zion Retreat House, Kunnamthanam inaugurated |
|
1999 |
Higher Education Centre started |
25-12-1999 to
6-1- 2000 |
Great Jubilee celebrated. Common
ordinations,Common
Religious Profession.Patriarch Ignace Mousa Daoud takes part in
the Concluding function |
|
10-06-2000 |
Episcopal Ordination of Msgr. George Kochery,
Apostolic Nuncio |
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Great Jubilee Memorial Blessed Alphonsa Centre |
|
06-01-2001 |
Bishop Kalachery Memorial S.H High School (CBSE) Shifted to
Kilimala. |
|
2001 |
Establishment
of St. Thomas Parish Kollam and Thoma Sleeha Centre
Niranam |
24-04-2002
20-05-2002 |
Mar Joseph
Perumthottam, Auxiliary
Bishop. |
|
2002 |
Starting
of St. Thomas College of Nursing at Chethipuzha |
|
2003 |
1950th
year of the arrival of St Thomas Great Missionary
Sangamam |
|
2004 |
Inauguration
of the Nursing College by Patriarch Moussa Daoud |
| 14-06-2004 |
The
ancestral home of the Servant of God Mar Mathew
Kavukattu (pravithanam)
was puchased with a remarkable assistance from
Archbishop George
Kocherry. Blessing and Dedication of this birth
place by Archbishop Mar Joseph Powathil in the presence
of the Bishops of the province. |
| 17-07-2006 |
Birth
Centenary of Archbishop Kavukattu Celebrated at
Changanaseri and Pravithanam |
|
2004 |
Mavelikara
Mission Started, Pre Ordinaton course for Deacons stared
& St. Josephs College of Communication Sanctioned. |
| 01-10-2004
to 08-10-2004 |
Pre
Oriente meeting at Kunnamthanam |
| 11-02-2005 |
Centenary
of Parel Church celebrated, Ap. Nuncio Pedro Lopez
Quintana takes part |
| 12-02-2005 |
Archbishop
Powathil Assumption Community College inaugurated by the
Apostolic Nuncio Generalate
House of Sisters of St. Thomas
consecrated
|
| 21-05-2005 |
Golden
Jubilee of Southern Mission celebrated
Amala
Pastoral Centre, Venjarammoodu inaugurated by Archbishop
Mar Joseph Powathil |
| 03-07-2005 |
Relics
of St. Thomas installed at Niranam
IVth
year Minor Seminary course at Niranam |
| 17-10-2005 |
Eucharistic
Year |
| 03-10-2005 |
Archbishop Mar Joseph Powathil participates in the Synod of
Bishops in Rome as a nominee of the Pope Golden
Jubilee of the formation of the Archdiocese
inaugurated |
| 20-05-2006 |
Missionary
Sangamam at Parel Church |
| 11-10-2006
to 13-10-2006 |
Archdiocesan
Assembly at Kunnathanam Zion Retreat Centre |
| 14-10-2006 |
Golden
Jubilee celebration of the Archdiocese |
| 22-01-2007 |
Mar Joseph
Perumthottam, declared as Archbishop of Changanasseri |
|
19-03-2007 |
Mar Joseph Powathil retired from Archbishop of Changanasseri
and Mar Joseph
Perumthottam, Appointed as Archbishop of Changanasseri |
| Vicars General: |
|
1. Msgr. Mathew Vellanickal |
1997- |
|
2.
V. Rev. Fr.
Joseph Naduvilezham |
2007- |
|
3.
V. Rev. Fr.
Joseph Kurinjiparampil |
2007- |
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