Saint Thomas Christians of India Evolution of National Consciousness and Self-Identity: on the Road to Self-Rule and Unity(1775-1787)

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Chapter One An Apostolic Church at the Crossroads 3 1.1. The Geographical and the Political Setting 3 1.2. The Ecclesiastical Background 6 1. 2. 1. The Missionaries and the Mission-field 12 1.2.2. The Missionaries without Mission 15 1.2.2.1. The Choice of Raphael Figueredo 16 1.2.2.2. Mar Simon and his Suspicious Death in Pondichery 16 1.2.2.3. The Unchristian Behaviour of the Missionaries 17 1.2.2.4. The Failure of the Carmelites to Establish a Separate Seminary for the St Thomas Christians 19 1.2.2.5. Lack of Interest for the Reunion of the Non-Catholic Thomas Christians 20 1.2.2.6. The Desire for a National Leader and the Poor Response of the Missionaries 21 1.2.2.7. Conflicts among the Carmelite Missionaries 21 1.3. Death of Bishop Florence and the later Developments 23 1.4. Francis Sales, the New Vicar Apostolic 25 1.4.1. The Removal of Fr. Anasthasius and the Consequent Rebellion 27 1.4.2. The Vicar Apostolic Flees to Alengad 28 1.4.3. Exclusion of the Carmelites from the Malabar Churches 28 1.5. The Padroado Presence 30 Chapter Two The Emergence of National Leaders: The Cause of the Malabar Community in the Hands of Her own Sons 33 2.1. Mar Joseph Cariattil (1742-1786) 34 2.1.1. Ecclesiastical Formation in Rome 34 2. 1.2. Malpan in the Seminary at Alengad 35 2.1.3. A Loyal Son of Propaganda 36 2.1.4. The Emerging Leader of the Malabar Community 38 2.2. Cathanar Thomas Paremmakkal (1736-1799) 41 2.2.1. A Priest under the Padroado Jurisdiction 41 2.2.2. The Emerging Leader 42 2.2.3. The Vicissitudes of Varthamanappusthakam 44 2.3. ThachilMathoo Tharakan (1741 - 1814) 45 2.3.1. An Influential Christian Leader 47 2.3.2. Tharakan at the Service of the Christian Community 48 2.4. Mar Dionysius the Great (1728-1808) 49 2.5. The Malabar Church Assembly Sends its Representatives to Rome and Lisbon 52 2.6. Description of the Voyage 55 Chapter Three Mar Joseph Cariattil: The Archbishop of Kodungallur 59 3. 1. The Malabar Representatives in Lisbon 59 3.2. The Mission of the Representatives in Rome 62 3.2.1. The Roman Realities 63 3.2.2. The Petition of Cariattil and Paremmakkal for the Needs of the St Thomas Christians 64 3.3. The Malabar Representatives Back in Lisbon 65 3.4. Malpan Cariattil, the Archbishop of Kodungallur 66 3.4.1. Doubts on the Archiepiscopal Status of Kodungallur 68 3.4.2. Decision on the Archiepiscopal Status of Kodungallur 72 3.4.3. The Episcopal Ordination 72 3.4.4. The Change of Rite 73 3.5. The Propaganda and Archbishop Mar Joseph Cariattil 74 Chapter Four Efforts to Restore Unity Among the St Thomas Christians 81 4.1. Reunion Efforts until 1778 81 4.1.1. Mar Thoma VI: The New Head of the Non-Catholic Thomas Christians 84 4.1.2. Mar Thoma VI Becomes Mar Dionysius I 85 4.1.3. The Malabar Independent Syrian Church or the Thozhiyur Church 86 4.2. Distinguishing Features of Catholics and Non-Catholics 87 4.3. The Efforts of the Malabar Representatives 87 4.3.1. The Representatives in Rome 88 4.3.2. Petitions to Pope Pius VI 88 4.3.2.1. The Petition and Profession of Faith of Mar Dionysius 89 4.3.2.2. The Petition of Cariattil and Paremmakkal for the Reunion of Mar Dionysius I 89 4.3.2.3. The Letter of the Malabar Church Assembly 90 4.3.2.4. The Petition of Cariattil and Paremmakkal for the Needs of the Malabar Church 90 4.4. The Cause of Mar Dionysius between Padroado and Propaganda 91 4.4.1. The Response of Propaganda 92 4.4.2. The Intervention of Padroado 93 4.5. New Phase in the Reunion Movement 93 4.5.1. Propaganda and Reunion 94 4.5.2. The Letter of Propaganda and the Report of Padroado 96 4.6. The Missionaries and the Reunion 101 4.7. Efforts of Mar Dionysius I 103 4. 8. Archbishop Cariattil is Commissioned to Receive Mar Dionysius 105 4.8.1. The Intervention of Padroado 108 4.8.2. The Interest of the Malabar Community for the Reunion 108 4.9. Bishop Aloysius Mary and the Reunion 109 Chapter Five The Ecclesiastical Life of the St