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The mission of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church outside its proper canonical territory gradually began with the efforts of individual missionaries; however a major landmark was the establishment of Bethany Ashram Pune on 24 October 1955. From Pune, the Bethany Fathers took care of the Malankara Catholic faithful in Mumbai-Pune regions. Soon the Malankara Catholics in other cities of India began to organize themselves as Malankara Catholic Associations.
From the beginning of 1970 the Malankara Syrian Hierarchy directly took initiative and began sending priests from the Eparchies to these communities. From 1980 these communities began to be erected canonically as personal parishes in the dioceses where they were registered. The Hierarchy gave further support to them appointing Rev. Fr. John Berchmans OIC in 1997 as the Co-coordinator of the Malankara Syrian Catholics outside the territorium proprium. Under his assiduous leadership the communities got organized strongly under the banner of The Malankara Catholic Church Extra Territorial Regions in India (MCC-ETRI).
The undivided Syro-Malankara Syrian Church founded by the Apostle St. Thomas regained full communion with the Catholic Church on 20 September 1930 through the untiring ecclesial re-union efforts of the Servant of God Archbishop Mar Ivanios.
The Holy Father, Pope Pius XI through the Apostolic Constitution Christo Pastorum Principi of 11 June 1932, established the Syro-Malankara Catholic Hierarchy and elevated it to the status of a Metropolitan Church.
In 2005 Saint Pope John Paul II raised it to the status of Major Archiepiscopal Church.
The Syro-Malankara Syrian Church founded by the Apostle St. Thomas regained full communion with the Catholic Church on September 1930
Bishop Thomas Mar Anthonios, OIC, was born on Nov, 25, 1955, at Adoor in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala.
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