Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
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| 2023 | The entire Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh fled after an Azerbaijani offensive retook the region, dramatically changing the demographic composition of the area. |
| August 4 2022 | Fr. Dr. Thomas Varghese Amayil is elected as the latest Clergy Trustee of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. |
| October 15 2021 | Mathews III becomes the Malankara Metropolitan and Catholicos of the East, succeeding Paulose II. |
| October 14 2021 | H.G. Dr. Mathews Mor Severios was consecrated as the 22nd Malankara Metropolitan during the Malankara Association at St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Parumala. |
| January 11 2020 | The Sanctuary of St. Mary's Orthodox Church was consecrated after the restoration of its historic mural paintings by artist V.M. Jiju Lal and his team, who spent three months meticulously preserving the rare paintings believed to be over 300 years old. |
| 2018 | Final Supreme Court ruling confirmed the validity of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church constitution. |
| July 27 2018 | Representatives from the Ethiopian Orthodox synods reached an agreement, reinstating Abune Merkorios as patriarch alongside Abune Mathias, merging the two synods and lifting previous excommunications. |
| 2017 | Mutual recognition of baptism was restored between the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and the Catholic Church. |
| July 3 2017 | A major Supreme Court of India verdict declared the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC) legally applicable to all parishes previously in disputed possession between the MOSC and Jacobite Syrian Christian Church. |
| March 1 2017 | Fr. Dr. M.O. John becomes Clergy Trustee, serving until August 4, 2022. |
| 2015 | Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvares was declared a regional saint by Paulose II at St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Ribandar. |
| 2015 | Fr. Roque Zephrin Noronah was declared a regional saint by Paulose II at St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Brahmavar. |
| 2012 | The centennial of the establishment of the church and Catholicate was celebrated, marked by history classes and church publications. |
| March 7 2012 | Fr. Johns Abraham Konat is re-elected as Clergy Trustee for another term, serving until March 1, 2017. |
| 2010 | Paulose II succeeds Didymos I as Malankara Metropolitan and Catholicos of the East. |
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