Geevarghese Mar Divannasios Ottathengil, Bishop Emeritus of Puthoor Diocese of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, passed away on 16 January, 2018. He was 67. The funeral will be held at 2pm on Thursday, 18 January, 2018 St. John’s Cathedral, Thiruvalla, Kerala. Dr Divannasios was born near Thiruvalla in Kerala. After finishingContinue Reading
Adoor(Kerala): The 87th Reunion Meet of the Syro-Malankara Church got off to a ceremonial start in Adoor on Sept 19. The three-day meet comemmorates the reunion of the Church with the Catholic Church following its split from the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in 1930. The meet began with the flag-hoistingContinue Reading
Vatican City: On Aug 5, Pope Francis made several changes in the Syro-Malankara Church, found predominantly in India, establishing a new eparchy and naming several new bishops, as well as an apostolic visitor. Announced in an Aug. 5 communique from the Vatican, the Pope has officially established the Eparchy of Parassala,Continue Reading
Pope Francis on Monday erected the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of St. Mary, Queen of Peace, of the United States and Canada, nominating Bishop Thomas Mar Eusebius Naickamparambil as its first Bishop. The Eparchy consists of 11,500 faithful, especially in the US states of Illinois, Texas, Michigan, Florida, New York, and Washington,Continue Reading