Francis Ros
| Dom Francis Ros S.J | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Angamaly-Cranganore | |
| Native name | Francesco Rodriguez |
| Archdiocese | Angamaly-Cranganore |
| Elected | 1599 |
| In office | 1601-1624 February 18 |
| Predecessor | Mar Abraham of Angamaly |
| Successor | Dom Stephen de Brito, S.J |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1584 |
| Consecration |
1601 by Archbishop Aleixo de Menezes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1559 Girona, Catalonia |
| Died |
18 February 1624 Cranganore |
| Buried | Cranganore |
| Nationality | Catalan, Spanish |
| Sainthood | |
| Shrines | North Paravur Kottakkavu St. Thomas Church |
Dom Francis Ros, S.J (1559 - 1624) was the first Latin Archbishop of Angamaly-Cranganore, the See of Saint Thomas Christians. He was the successor of Mar Abraham of Angamaly, the Metropolitan of All-India.
Introduction
Ros was a Catalan Jesuit who arrived in India in 1584. He learned Syriac while he was in Goa and Malabar and became the professor of the semitic languages in the seminary of Vaipikotta. He was consecrated bishop of Angamaly by Archbishop Aleixo de Menezes in 1601. His See was later transferred to Cranganore and he was elevated as the Archbishop of Angamaly-Cranganore.[1] Dom Francis Ros expired on 18 February 1624 and in the old church of North Paravur Kattakkavu, a monument is built for Ros in the sanctuary of the church. Fr. Vincent Parambathara (Vicar: 2004-2007), took initiative to reproduce the information regarding the exact day and time of the death of Archbishop Ros, as found in his epitaph in Vattezhuthu script in the Paravur Kottakkavu Church, thereby assuring the perpetual memory of Ros among the Christians of St. Thomas.
His mission among the St. Thomas Christians
Francis Ros started his mission among the Christians of St. Thomas in 1586, immediately after the Third Provincial Congregation that held in Goa. His first mission was to assist Archbishop Abraham of Angamaly to bring into effect the directives of the Provincial Council (1585).
Francis Ros, the Archbishop of Angamaly-Cranganore
Francis Ros was named as the bishop of Angamaly, immediately after the closing of the Synod of Diamper 1599. The Second Synod of Angamaly was convoked by Dom Francis Ros S.J., on 7 December 1603. Francis Ros was the successor of Mar Abraham of Angamaly, the Metropolitan of All-India. The Second Synod of Angamaly had primarily three tasks to undertake. The context of the diocese of Angamaly, immediately after the Synod of Diamper, necessitated another Synod in the fourth year of the governance of Ros.[2]
References
- ↑ Ferroli, Domenico. The Jesuits in Malabar, vol. 1. Bangalore: Bangalore Press, 1939, 291-349.
- ↑ http://in.sundayshalom.com/?p=1814