Saint Thomas Christians of India A Period of Struggle for Unity and Self-Rule (1775-1787)

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ATTHE CROSSROADS.............................................4 The Geographical and the Political Setting ..................... ......5 The Ecclesiastical Background .........................................7 The Missionaries and the Mission-field ...........................15 The Missionaries without Mission ...............................20 The Choice of Raphael Figueredo ............................21 Mar Simon and his Suspicious Death in Pondichery..........22 The Unchristian Behaviour of the Missionaries ................23 The Failure of the Carmelites to Establish a Separate Seminary for the St Thomas Christians.... ......25 Lack of Interest for the Reunion of the Non-Catholic Thomas Christians .........................26 ThachilMathooTharakan(1741 - 1814) ......................... ...59 An Influential Christian Leader ....................................61 Tharakan at the Service of the Christian Community .........63 Mar Dionysius The Great (1728-1808) .......................... ...64 The Malabar Church Assembly Sends Its Representatives to Rome and Lisbon ............................. ..69 Description of the Voyage .......................................... ..72 THE LATIN PRELATES AND STTHOMASChristians.............................................. .76 . The Return of Bishop Francis Sales to Varapuzha .................76 Consequences of the Return of Bishop Francis Sales to Varapuzha ................................78 Sending of Fr. John of St Margaret to Rome .....................80 The Decision of the Congregation on the Malabar Mission... .. 82 Bishop Charles of St Conrad in Malabar as Apostolic Administrator and the Resignation of Bishop Francis Sales ............................................. 83 Bishop Francis Leaves the Malabar Mission .................. ...87 The Nomination of Fr. John Mary of St Margaret .................88 The Revocation of the Nomination ............................. ..91 The Malabar Representatives and the Decision of the Congregation on Fr.John of St Margaret.. ..92 The Propaganda and Archbishop Mar Joseph Cariattil.......... 123 EFFORTS TO RESTORE UNITY AMONG THE ST. THOMAS CHRISTIANS ................................................... 132 Reunion Efforts until 1778........................................ 133 Mar Thoma VI: The New Head of the Non-Catholic Thomas Christians .......................................J36 Mar Thoma VI Becomes Mar Dionysius I............................. 137 The Malabar Independent Syrian Church or the Thozhiyur Church................................................ 138 Distinguishing Features of Catholics and Non-Catholics ....... 139 The Efforts of the Malabar Representatives ........................... 140 The Representatives in Rome.................................................. 141 Petitions to Pope Pius VI.......................................... 141 The Petition and Profession of Faith of Mar Dionysius ........ 142 The Petition of Cariattil and Paremmakkal for the Reunion of Mar Dionysius I....................................... 143 The Letter of the Malabar Church Assembly......................... 144 The Petition of Cariattil and Paremmakkal for the Needs of the Malabar Church..................................... 144 The Cause of Mar Dionysius between Padroado and `Propaganda.............................. 146 The Response of Propaganda ............................. 146