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HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA : M. M. NINAN<br />
Court ruling asking Anglican missionaries to leave the affairs of Malankara Syriac 1857 AD<br />
Orthodox free<br />
Mar Kurillos failed in court cases to recover the churches from Mathew Mar Athanasius 1857 AD<br />
Pulikottil Joseph consecrated as Mar Dionysius V<br />
1865 AD<br />
TheSyriac Orthodox Patriarch Peter VII, reaches Malabar<br />
1875 AD<br />
Mathew Mar Athanasius excommunicated<br />
1875 AD<br />
Mathew Mar Athanasius died, Thomas Mar Athanasius succeeded<br />
1875 AD<br />
Mar Dionysius V assumes the title of Metropolitan of Malankara<br />
1876 AD<br />
The Second Malankara Syriac Orthodox Syond (Mulanthuruthy) 1876 AD<br />
Six more Bishops consecrated in Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church and six eparchies 1876 AD<br />
Created.<br />
Mar Dionysius V and party victories in Court case<br />
1876 AD<br />
The Marthoma Church comes into being — Thomas Mar Athanasious before then they 1876 AD<br />
were known as Reformed Jacobites.<br />
A delegate of the Syriac Orthodox Jacobite Patriarch of Antioch resides in Malabar 1908 AD<br />
Mar Dionysius V died<br />
1909 AD<br />
The Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, Abdallah visits Malabar<br />
1909 AD<br />
The Syriac Orthodox Jacobites of India split into two parties( Under Mar Dionysius VI 1910-12 AD<br />
called as Bishop Party and under the Patriarch called as Patriarch Party<br />
The Southist Jacobite bishopric created in Chingavanam<br />
1910 AD<br />
The deposed Syriac Orthodox Jacobite Patriarch Abd-ul-Massih comes to Malabar and 1912 AD<br />
erects a Catholicosate<br />
Two Bethany Congregations founded by Fr. PT Givargjeese<br />
1919 AD<br />
Mar Dionysius VI visits Syrian Orthodox Jacobite Patriarch and a Catholic WestSyrian 1924 AD<br />
Bishop<br />
Mar Ivanios and Mar Theophilos joined Catholic Church<br />
1930 AD<br />
The Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch , Elias III, comes to Malabar<br />
1931 AD<br />
The Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, Elias III dies in Malabar<br />
1933 AD<br />
Official contacts with Catholicos Party of the Malankara Syriac Orthodox and Greek 1956 AD<br />
Patriarchate at Constantinople<br />
End of the division among the Malankara Syrian Orthodox of India<br />
1958 AD<br />
Supreme Court decision in favor of Bishop Party ( known as Orthodox)<br />
1959 AD<br />
19th Centenary celebrations jointly by Catholics, Jacobites, Marthoma, CSI churches 1972 AD<br />
Split in the Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church of India resulting from the actions of 1975 AD<br />
Syrian Patriarch ( Jacobites & Orthodox)<br />
Supreme Court judgment that there is only one Orthodox Church in India with two faction 1995 AD<br />
PART G- THE DIVISION CHRONOLOGY FROM CATHOLICS ( SYRO MALABAR CHURCH)<br />
From Catholics ( Syro Malabar Church) – Formation of Mellusians ( known today as Chaldean Syrian Church )<br />
EVENTS<br />
YEAR<br />
Mar Mellus Ellias, a Chaldean Bishop from Mesopotamia arrives In Malabar<br />
1874 AD<br />
Mar Mellus Ellias , excommunicated by Rome, leaves India, entrusted followers to a 1882 AD<br />
Chaldean Chorepiscopa<br />
The Mellusians of Trichur joined the Assyrian Church of East<br />
1907 AD<br />
PART H- THE DIVISION CHRONOLOGY FROM JACOBITES ( MALANKARA SYRIAC ORTHODOX CHURCH)<br />
From Jacobites ( Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church) ) – Formation of Thozhiyur Church ( known today as Malabar<br />
Independent Syrian Church).<br />
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