Ordinations at Niranam Church
10th July 1761 |
Mar Thoma V ordained Mar Thoma VI as his successor |
10th July 1770 |
Enthronement of Mar Thoma VI as Mar Dionysius I by Mar Gregorios and Mar Ivanios (Antiochian bishops) |
15th September 1912 |
Ordination of H.H. Baselius Paulose I as the first Catholicose of the Indian Orthodox Church by H.H. Abdul Messiah, the Patriarch of Antioch and the establishment of Catholicate in India |
30th April 1925 |
Ordination of H.H.Baselius Geevarghese I as the second Catholicose. |
16th February 1975 |
Ordination of 5 bishops-Geevarghese Mar Osthathios, Paulose Mar Gregorious, Thomas Mar Thimothios, Stephanos Mar Theodosius and Joseph Mar Pakomios-by H.H.Baselius Augen I, the Catholicose and Malankara Metropolitan. |
Episcopal Demises at Niranam Church
17th April 1686 |
Mar Thoma II |
10th May 1765 |
Mar Thoma V |
8th April 1808 |
Mar Thoma VI |
22th January 1816 |
Mar Thoma VIII |
Malankara Associations at Niranam Church
17th May 1962 |
H.G.Augen Mar Thimothios elected as the successor to Catholicose of the East and Malankara Metropolitan |
2nd October 1974 |
5 priests elected as Metropolitan designates |
Other important events and visits
1876 |
Visit of H.H. Peter III, Patriarch of Antioch |
14th February 1912 |
Consecration of the present church building by H.G. Geevarghese Mar Dianysius, the Malankara Metropolitan |
15th September 1912 |
Visit of H.H. Abdul Messiah, Patriarch of Antioch and the establishment of Catholicate in the Indian Orthodox Church |
1916 (Edavam 16, 1091) |
Golden Cross of the Niranam Church was stolen by Kolappan. |
26th December 1952 |
Celebration of 1950 th anniversary of St Thomas' arrival
Consecration of the newly built Golden Cross |
15th November 1963 |
Visit of H.H. Vasgan I, Catholicose of Armenia |
June 1964 |
Visit of H.H. Yakoob III, Patriarch of Antioch |
| 10th October 1972 |
Celebrated the 1900th anniversary of martyrdom of St. Thomas the Apostle |
8th September 1982 |
70 th Anniversary of the establishment of Catholicate in India.
Visit of H.H. Elia II, Patriarch of Georgia |
19th November 2000 |
Visit of H.H. Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople |
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