Antiochian Jacobite Group attacked assistant vicar of parish Church of Trisoor Diocese

- Mor Meletius Yuhanon Metropolitan, Thrissur (Orthodox Church of the East )

Elanadu St.Mary's Church near Thrissur was under RDO (Revenue Divisional
Officer) custody for over three decades and both parties (Catholicos faction and
Patriarchal faction of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church ) were taking turns
for worship. There was an agreement on the matter between the two factions and a
joint petition was filed in 1996 and there was an order from the court that an
election be held according to the 1934 constitution (constitution of the
Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church ) and the committee thus elected should be
given the key of the Church by the RDO. Thus election was held and a managing
committee was elected. The court directed the RDO to hand over the key of the
Church to the newly elected managing committee. The committee unanimously
requested the RDO to hand over the key to the vicar. In the mean time the
trustee elected changed his mind and joined the Patriarch faction and he filed
an objection that the key should be given to him.


There were about
fifty families with him in a four hundred family parish. They formed a
Antiochian Syrian Jacobite Simhasana Church and built a Church building in the
near vicinity. The committee and the vicars defended the case saying the key
should be given to the vicar as per the unanimous decision of the committee.
Last month (September) the Kerala high court ordered the RDO to hand over the
key to the vicar as per the request of the committee. But the RDO still delayed.


Finally the village officer who had the key handed over the
key on last Sunday (26-10-2008) afternoon. We opened the church and prayed. On
Monday (27-10-2008) we conducted a thri-mass. After the mass the assistant vicar
Fr. Mathew Jacob Puthussery who is also the diocesan secretary and Sabha
Managing Committee member was on his way to Thrissur. Few people in a car
followed him and knocked him down from his motor cycle. They had on several
occasions threatened him over phone that he will be killed. Then they attacked
hurting him seriously. He is admitted in the hospital with head injury.



The police has identified the car and has taken in to custody.
The owner of the car and his brother who are the erstwhile members of Elanadu
Orthodox Church and who later joined Antiochian Syrian Jacobite party are hiding
themselves from police. The police is searching for them. Earlier when the court
order came we had offered few lakhs of Rupees and a share in the cemetery for
them if they do not make any problem in the Church. They had time and again
created problem during H.Qurbana on Sundays and Perunnal days. Thue Church
authorities have expressed concern over the incident.

Police lathicharge at Piravom

Kottayam, Oct. 19: A reception was given to H.H. Baselios Didymus I Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan and the seven bishop elects of the H.Church on 19 October 2008 at Piravom Valiyapally H.Holiness offered prayers at the Kuishupally.

Before the reception there was a rally from the Piravom Catholicate Centre. The rally which was done very peacefully was lathicharged by the police near the Valiyapally. After that Metropolitans H.B Paulose Mar Milithios, H.G. Geevarghese Mar Ivanios and H.G. Dr. Thomas Mar Athanasios entered the kurishupally and later joined by H.H. Baselios Didymus I. After prayers a meeting was held there.


Eventhough the Orthodox Church have full rights over the Piravom church through court orders the Police and other government authorities are not supporting it. Even today the RDO (Revenue Divisional Officer) has given sanction to hold the meeting in the hall of Piravom Valiyapally. But the police refused the people to enter the church premises.


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Kudumba samgamam


The Piravom St Mary's Orthodox Church (Valiya Pally) Kudumba samgamam was convened at the St.Mary's Kurisupally (chapel) in the old bus-stand. This was planned to celebrate on 5-10-08.

The Jacobite wing planned a Kudumba samgamam in the Parish hall so as to participate their Sreshta Bava and many bishops with the hidden intension of receiving them in the Church itself. In return the Orthodox wing decided a parallel function. And the dispute was discussed before the RDO (Revenue Divisional Officer) Muvattupuzha with the both parties and the Police. An agreement arrived not to enter any bishops of both parties in the Church in connection with such meetings and giving chance to arrange a meeting of the same manner on a further date at the parish hall itself. So the orthodox side withdaw staging a peaceful rally on 5th from the meeting.

This Orthodox Kudumba samgamam meeting was fixed on 19-10-08 with the knowledge of the RDO and the persons signed the agreement from the Jacobite side. Later Jacobite wing came with protest not allowing the parish hall. But orthodox wing went ahead with the meeting. Today the Police blocked the road towards the church premises and prevented the orthodox rally going further in front of the St.Mary's Kurisupally in the old bus-stand.

The people sitdown on the road in the heavy rain. And the meeting was convened in the Kurisupally. H.H. Catholicose Baselios Marthoma Didimus I, addressed the people and gave his apostolic blessings. H.G. Poulose Mar Milithios, Catholicate Designate, H.G. Dr. Thomas Mar Athanasius, diocesion bishop (Kandanad East), H.G. Gheevargese Mar Ivanios, Kottayam also spoke in the occation. The new bishop designates also attended the function.

A huge members of the church with so many priests attended the rally and the meeting in spite of the heavy rain poured from the beginning of rhe rally. Police lathicharged a section of the rally unnecessarily, on provocation of the CAFA people thowing stones to the police. Some are admitted in various hospitals due to injuries. The meeting protested against the brutal lathicharge of the police without any provocation from the people attended the rally.

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Concern & protest against the attacks in Koothattukulam

Kottayam: His Beatitude Paulose Mar Milithios, Catholicos Designate of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, has expressed deep concern and protest against the attacks of Rev. Fr. Joy Kadukumakiyil, the Vicar of St. John’s Orthodox Syrian Church, Vadakara (Koothattukulam) and six lay members. The assaults by the Antiochian Jacobite Syrian dissidents occurred during the parish general body meeting. All seven victims were hospitalized.

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