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CHRONOLOGY

Manthuruthil to continue the special ministry of Knanaya Catholics in Chicago in the place of Rev. Fr.
Jacob Chollampel who is asked to return to Kottayam.
1985 August 31
Rev. Robert L. Kealy, chancellor of the Archdiocese of Chicago wrote to Mar Kuriakose
Kunnacherry that clarification is to be made on membership issue of Knanaya Ministry before Fr.
Cyriac Manthuruthil could come and take over the ministry.
1985 September - December
Fr. Jacob Chollampel returned to India and the community kept waiting for the arrival of Fr. Cyriac
Manthuruthil.

1985 December 3
Fr. Anthony Kurialacherry, Spiritual Director of Syro-Malabar Catholic Community of Chicago has
agreed, at the request of the Knanaya Community members, to continue with the Syro-Malabar Mass
at St. Benedict's Church, Chicago on every Saturday evening. Fr. C.T. Vayalil from the Archdiocese of
Changanacherry who serves as a chaplain in a hospital in Chicago also agreed to help with the min-
istry.
1987

1987 January 23
Letter from Rev. Robert L. Kealy assigning Fr. Zacharias Elapunkal, the director of the Syro-
Malabar Ministry to coordinate the services of all the Syro-Malabar priests who might celebrate the
liturgy for the Knanaya Syro-Malabar Ministry.
1987 December 7
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin wrote to Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry
expressing his willingness to accept the service of Fr. Cyriac
Manthuruthil for the Knanaya Syro-Malabar Ministry in Chicago.
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin.
The Archbishop who accepted the service of Fr. Jacob Chollampel
and Fr. Cyriac Manthuruthil for the Knanaya Syro Malabar Ministry
in Chicago.
1988

1988 May 24
Fr. Cyriac Manthuruthil left India to Chicago to serve the Knanaya
Syro-Malabar Ministry.

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