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''' | '''James Kalacherry''' (20 April 1892 – 27 October 1949) was an [[India]]n educationalist and [[bishop]] of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]], taking charge of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery|Diocese of Changanassery]]. | ||
Kalacherry was born on 20 April 1892 in [[Kainakary]]. He was ordained priest at the age of 27 on 19 April 1919, and as Rev Dr James Kalacherry, served as Lecturer in Logic at [[St. Berchmans College]], Changanassery, [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]].<ref>http://www.sbcollege.org/history.html</ref> | Kalacherry was born on 20 April 1892 in [[Kainakary]]. He was ordained priest at the age of 27 on 19 April 1919, and as Rev Dr James Kalacherry, served as Lecturer in Logic at [[St. Berchmans College]], Changanassery, [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]].<ref>http://www.sbcollege.org/history.html</ref> | ||
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In 1927, he was appointed Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese church), [[India]].<ref>{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bkalaj|Bishop James Kalacherry (Kalassery)|21 January 2015}}</ref> | In 1927, he was appointed Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese church), [[India]].<ref>{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bkalaj|Bishop James Kalacherry (Kalassery)|21 January 2015}}</ref> | ||
On 19 May 1930 Bishop Kalacherry presided over the ceremony when [[Sister Alphonsa]] joined the [[Franciscan Clarist Congregation]] at St. Mary’s Forane Church [[Bharananganam]].<ref>http://www.saintalphonsamma.org/fcc_History.html</ref> Sister Alphonsa was canonised as India's first female Catholic saint on 9 November 2008. | On 19 May 1930 Bishop Kalacherry presided over the ceremony when [[Sister Alphonsa]] joined the [[Franciscan Clarist Congregation]] at St. Mary’s Forane Church [[Bharananganam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.saintalphonsamma.org/fcc_History.html|title=St. Alphonsa | the Franciscan Clarist Convent | Bharananganam}}</ref> Sister Alphonsa was canonised as India's first female Catholic saint on 9 November 2008. | ||
In 1933, he founded the [[Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament]] (MCBS) in the mission church at [[Mallappally]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mcbsemmaus.org/pages/History/history.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103224606/http://mcbsemmaus.org/pages/History/history.html |archive-date=3 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | In 1933, he founded the [[Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament]] (MCBS) in the mission church at [[Mallappally]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mcbsemmaus.org/pages/History/history.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103224606/http://mcbsemmaus.org/pages/History/history.html |archive-date=3 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:18, 16 October 2021
James Kalacherry (20 April 1892 – 27 October 1949) was an Indian educationalist and bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, taking charge of the Diocese of Changanassery.
Kalacherry was born on 20 April 1892 in Kainakary. He was ordained priest at the age of 27 on 19 April 1919, and as Rev Dr James Kalacherry, served as Lecturer in Logic at St. Berchmans College, Changanassery, Kottayam, Kerala.[1]
In 1927, he was appointed Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese church), India.[2]
On 19 May 1930 Bishop Kalacherry presided over the ceremony when Sister Alphonsa joined the Franciscan Clarist Congregation at St. Mary’s Forane Church Bharananganam.[3] Sister Alphonsa was canonised as India's first female Catholic saint on 9 November 2008.
In 1933, he founded the Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (MCBS) in the mission church at Mallappally.[4]
Bishop Kalacherry also founded the Catholic Action group of the diocese.
In 1945, he campaigned against the move by C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, the then Diwan of Travancore, to nationalise all schools. Bishop Kalacherry founded Assumption College, in central Travancore on 12 August 1949, providing tertiary education for women.[5]
He died in office at the age of 57 on 27 October 1949 and was buried at st.marys Cathedral, Changanassery which is his own parish.
External links[edit | edit source]
- ↑ http://www.sbcollege.org/history.html
- ↑ "Bishop James Kalacherry (Kalassery)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "St. Alphonsa | the Franciscan Clarist Convent | Bharananganam".
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
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