Synod of Diamper

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The Synod of Diamper was a 1599 ecclesiastical council in Kerala that brought the St. Thomas Christians under the authority of the Roman Catholic Church and sought to Latinize their ancient East Syriac traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century event
Catholic synod
ecclesiastical council
historical event
aim Latinization of East Syriac traditions
bring Saint Thomas Christians under Roman obedience
reform doctrines and practices of Saint Thomas Christians
alsoKnownAs Synod of Udayamperoor
linked to: Udayamperoor Synod

Udayamperoor Synod
authorityImposed Latin-rite bishops
concernedCommunity Nasrani Christians
Saint Thomas Christians
concernedRite East Syriac Rite
linked to: East Syriac rite
concernedTradition Chaldean Catholic tradition
country Portuguese India
date 1599
doctrinalFocus Christology
sacramental theology
endDate 1599-06-26
jurisdiction Archdiocese of Angamaly
language Latin
Portuguese
Syriac
location Diamper
India
Kerala
Udayamperoor
longTermConsequence contributed to Coonan Cross Oath
eventual schisms among Saint Thomas Christians
growing resentment among Saint Thomas Christians
opposedBy traditionalist Saint Thomas Christians
organizedBy Portuguese Padroado authorities
linked to: Portuguese Padroado
presidedBy Aleixo de Menezes
Archbishop of Goa
region Malabar Coast
relatedTo Coonan Cross Oath
Malankara Church
Portuguese colonialism in India
Syro-Malabar Church
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
result censorship of Syriac books
condemnation of Nestorian doctrines
destruction of some Syriac manuscripts
formal subordination of Saint Thomas Christians to Roman Catholic hierarchy
imposition of Roman Catholic catechism
introduction of Latin liturgical elements
reorganization of diocesan structures of Saint Thomas Christians
suppression of certain East Syriac liturgical practices
startDate 1599-06-20

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St. Thomas Christians historicalEvent Synod of Diamper
Coonan Cross Oath hasCause Synod of Diamper
Coonan Cross Oath conflict Portuguese–St. Thomas Christian ecclesiastical conflict
linked to: Synod of Diamper