MCYM Muvattupuzha

Église catholique syrienne de Malankara

On 1st November 1926, the episcopal synod held at Parumala near Thiruvalla, Kerala, decided to open negotiations again with Rome for communion with the Catholic Church in order to establish peace in Malankara. The synod authorized Mar Ivanios, the Bishop of Bethany, to make necessary correspondence with rome regarding communion. Je earnestly followed up the mandate of the synod.

The second Catholicos expired on 17 December 1928. Moran MorBaseliosGeevarghese II succeeded the late catholicos. On the day following His installation, he consecrated Mar theophilos of Bethany and Mar Gregorios of pampady as bishops. In the meantime, the civil court’s decision on the litigation for vattipanam was declared in favour of the Malankara Orthodox Church and consequently it stepped out from the endeavors of communion with Rome.

After prolonged negotiations, the plenary session of the sacred congregation for the oriental churches, which met on 4 July 1930, took the final decision on the issue of the communion of the Malankara Church. But only Mar Ivanios the metropolitan of Bethany and his suffraganJacon mar theophilos stood by the early decision of the Synod. Mar Ivanios and Mar Theophilos along with Rev. Fr.JohnKuzhinapurath O.I.C, Deacon Alexander O.I.C. and Mr. Chacko Kilileth made their profession of faith before Bishop Aloysius Maria Benziger OCD of the diocese of Quilon and entered into full communion with the Catholic Church on 20 September 1930. With the historical event of reunion, both the orderof imitation of Christ (OIC),and sister of the imitation of Christ (SIC) became part and parcel of Malankara Syrian catholic church.