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Rev. Richard J. Feller-
Rev. Richard J. Feller's letter to the Chancellor of the
Archdiocese of Chicago expressing his willingness to provide resi-
dence to Fr. Jacob Chollampel was the first green signal for
Knanaya people to grow their own faith and traditions in North
America.
1983 September 27
Rev. John C. Hergenrother, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of
Chicago held a meeting with two representatives each from four asso-
ciations: (1) Kerala Catholic Fellowship, (2) Knanaya Association of
North America, (3) Knanaya Catholic Congress, and (4) Knanaya
Association of Chicago. Agreement was reached to avail the service
of Fr. Jacob Chollampel to serve all Kerala Catholics in Chicago.
1983 October 7
Rev. John C. Hergenrother, the Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Chicago wrote to Mar Kuriakose
Kunnacherry welcoming the service of Fr. Jacob Chollampel.

1983 October 28
Fr. Jacob Chollampel reached Chicago and started his special
ministry to the Kerala Catholics while living in Church of St. Ita.

1984

1984 October
Non-Knanaya Catholics and Syro-Malabarians started writing to
Kerala Catholic Bishops' Conference and Syro-Malabar Bishops'
Conference asking for separate ministry for Non-Knanaya Catholics
in Chicago.

1984 December 3 and 4
The Syro-Malabar Bishops' Conference authorized His
Fr. Jacob Chollampel Excellency Mar Joseph Pallikaparambil to correspond with the
Archbishop of Chicago "to get a priest for the Syro-Malabar Rite
appointed for the special ministry to the non-Knanaya Syro-Malabarians in Chicago in addition to
Rev. Fr. Jacob Chollampel who is already appointed for the ministry to the Knanaya Community."

1985

1985 April 15
Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry wrote to Joseph Cardinal Bernardin proposing to send Rev. Fr. Cyriac

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