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French Literature

History of Province

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1953      St Joseph Province, Kottayam established with temporary centre at Mannanam

1956     Kottayam Provincial House shifted to Kottayam

1968     Kottayam Provincial House shifted from Kottayam to Puthuppally

1969     Calicut Region elevated to St Thomas Vice-Province, Kozhikode

1972      Jagdalpur mission territory entrusted to the Province

1972      Fr Paulinus Jeerakath appointed the Exarch of Jagdalpur

1975     Peru mission started

1979     Kottayam St Joseph Province was bifurcated, and St Joseph Province, Trivandrum and Nirmal Vice Province, Jagdalpur  were erected

1985     Two Districts of Rajkot (Amreli & Bhavnagar) earmarked for Kottayam Province

1987     Junagadh earmarked for Kottayam Province

1990    Kottayam Provincial House shifted from Puthuppally to Kottayam

1991     Papua New Guinea mission started

1993     Bangalore Mission of the province started

1994    Theni Mission started

1997     Australian  Mission of the province started

2001    U. K. Mission of the province started

2003    Peru Region established

2010    Bhavnagar Region was raised to a Vice-Province

2011     Chavara Vice-Province, Bhavnagar inaugurated

2011     Peru mission extended to Piura Diocese

2018    Puliyanmala Carmel House raised to Canonical House

2018     Theni C M I Centre raised to House

2020    Canonization process of Fr Bruno Kaniyarakath CMI began

2021     Provincial Curia established at Provincial House

2021     Periyakulam C M I Anpakam raised to the status of a House

2021     San Joe Bhavan, Kannanmangala established

2021     Fr Bruno Kaniyarakath CMI declared Servant of God (2021 December 15)

2022     Peru mission extended to Moyobamba Diocese

2022     Land registration and initial work for the establishment of a C M I Centre started at Pedragal, Arequippa, Peru

2023     Chavara Sadan Idamattom established

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