CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2022
| Author | Muzhangody, Johan |
|---|---|
| Title | Contesting Colonial Consecrations: A Study Of Canon Law, Apostolic Succession And Episcopal Consecration In 19th-Century Colonial India |
| Summary | This thesis attempts to understand discourses on Apostolic Succession, Canon Law and legitimacy in the context of 19th century colonial India. During this period, India had missionaries belonging to varying confessions such as Catholicism, Oriental Orthodoxy and Protestantism. The way these Christian sects functioned during this period was significantly influenced by the colonial political landscape of the region. In this context, two Episcopal consecrations happen in south Asia, one in India and the other in Ceylon, but led by bishops from India. The unique nature these consecrations was that while one involved the joining of a Latin rite community to the Syriac Orthodox Church, the other involved an American Old Catholic priest seeking ecclesiastical legitimacy through the Syriac Church active in south Asia. This thesis narrates the tale of Xavier Alvares, a Goan cleric and René Vilatte, a French American cleric, and how both these figures approached the Christian community in India during their search for a true – authentic Church. |
| Supervisor | Riedl, Matthias, Perczel Istvan |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2022/muzhangody_johan.pdf |
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