Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly Confirms P.J.Cherian's Presence at Syro-Malabar Church Conference on St' Thomas Tradition in India

http://www.ernakulamarchdiocese.org/mainnews_details_temp.php?id=235 Major Archbishop inaugurated the LRC Seminar in Mumbai Seminar on “Early Christian Communities of St. Thomas Tradition in India” The 39th Seminar of the Litrugical Research Centre (LRC) was held in Kalyan, Mumbai from July 29-31, 2011 at the Hope Centre, Amboli, Andheri West. The Theme of the seminar was ‘Early Christian Communities of St. Thomas Tradition in India”. This was an effort to shed more light on the presence of Christian communities in early India, especially those outside India. Eminent Scholars and historian like Prof. K S Mathew, Director, Institute for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities; Rev. Dr. Pius Malekandathil, Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU, Delhi; Dr. PJ Cherian, Director, Kerala Council of Historical Research; Rev. Dr. Mathew Vellanickal, Syncellus, Changanacherry; Rev. Dr. James Kurukilamkatt MST, Santhom Bible Centre, Pariyaram presented papers on various aspects of the theme. There were also several presentations on the Syro-Malabar Mission dioceses outside Kerala. His Beatitude Mar George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church inaugurated the Seminar at a meeting presided over by His Grace Mar Andrews Thazhath, LRC Chairman. Excellency Mar Thomas Elavanal, Bishop of Kalyan welcomed everyone to Kalyan. In the concluding ceremony His Beatitude Mar George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church presented Syro-Malabar Research Award to Rev. Dr. Mathew Vellanickal for his outstanding contributions. This seminar was an attempt to trace the existence of Thomas Christians in parts of India, other than the traditional boundaries of Kerala. This assumes importance in the context of All-India Jurisdiction for Syro-Malabar church.