Vicariate Apostolic of Verapoly erected by Pope Clement XI 1773 February 8 Martyrdom of Fr. Jacob (Ikako) Puthenpurackal 16 July 1782 Mar Joseph Kariyatty appointed Archbishop of Kodungalloor by Padroado 16 December 1782 Rome approves Mar Joseph Kariyatty as Archbishop of Kodungalloor 17 February 1783 Episcopal ordination of Mar Joseph Kariyatty at Lisbon, Porgugal 10 September 1786 Death of Archbishop Kariyatty in Goa; Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar appointed Gubernador (Administrator) of the Archdiocese of Kodungalloor 1 February 1787 Angamaly Padiyola The Dark Era of Invasions December 1790 - Invasion of Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan on Kingdom of Cochin. Ancient Syrian churches at Palayur, Arthat, Ollur, Parappukkara, Velayanad (Mukundapuram), Ambazhakad, Thazhekad, Angamaly, Akaparamb etc. were destroyed by the Mysore army. The Syrian seminary and nasrani church headquarters at Angamaly were devastated. The headquarters of the church moved first to Alengad and then to Vadayar in Travancore. Many priests and laymen were martyred for faith and hundreds of Nasranis migrated to Travancore to protect their faith. 20 March 1799 Death of Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar 10 February 1805 Birth of Kuriakose Elias Chavara at Kainakary, Alappuzha 1818 Arrival of the CMS missionaries 11 May 1831 Foundation of the first indigenous religious congregation (CMI) at Mannanam by Frs. Thomas Palackal, Thomas Porookara and Kuriakose Elias Chavara 1833 Establishment of the Seminary at Mannanam 24 April 1838 The final Latin invasion on the Indian Syrian church - the Metropolitan See of Kodungallur (Angamaly for Syrians) and the See of Cochin were suppressed and territory was added to Vicariate Apostolic of Verapoly by the Brief "Multa Praeclara" of Pope Gregory XVI 1861- The arrival of chaldean bishop Thomas mar Rocos 8 June 1861 Fr. Kuriakos Elias Chavara appointed Vicar General for Syrians 13 February 1866 Foundation of the first indigenous religious congregation for women (CMC) at Koonammavu 13 August 1866 Establishment of Seminary at Puthenpally 1866 Purchase of land in the name of Parayil Varky Tharakan at Mangalappuzha near Aluva 3 January 1871 Death of Kuriakose Elias Chavara 1 August 1874 Chaldean bishop Mar Elia Melus arrived in Kerala 25 October 1874 Mar Melus excommunicated by Rome. Origin of Suryis of Thrisur (Assyrian Church of the East) 26 April 1876 Birth of Sr. Mariam Thressia at Puthenchira, Thrisur 12 October 1877 Episcopal ordination of Bishop Marcellinus OCD 17 October 1877 Birth of Sr. Euphrasia (Rose) at Kattur, in the parish Edathuruthy, Thrisur 15 November 1877 Bishop Marcellinus