Milestones

Milestones



Date/YearMilestones
01 Jan,1911 : The Beginning Of The Congregation With Four Members In A Rented House At Pala
01 Sep,1912 : Establisment Of A New House In Our Own Compound
21 Sep,1918 : Religious Vestition Of The First Batch Of Sisters (10 Members)
06 Nov,1920 : Perpetual Profession Of The First Two Members
19 Dec,1926 : The First Branch House Is Established At Punnathura In The Arch-Diocese Of Changanacherry
21 Jun,1931 : The Congregation Got Its Own Identity And Recognition As Sisters Of Sacred Heart
23 May,1935 : The Demise Of Our Founder Father :Approbation Of The Congregation By Holy Father Pius Xi
25 Jul,1936 : His Ex. Mar James Kalacherry Approves The First Constitution Of The Sacred Heart Congregation
06 Sep,1937 : Transfer Of Father Founders Mortal Remains Form The Cathedral Church To The Convent Chapel At Pala
24 Jun,1938 : Opening of the first house at Mylacomb in the Arch-diocese of Ernakulam, now Kothamangalam Diocese
03 Apr,1952 : Bifurcation of S.H. Congregation into S.H. Congregation Pala and Changanacherry due to establishment of Pala Diocese
31 May,1955 : New branch opened in Thalassery
10 Jun,1957 : The S.H. Convents in the Arch-diocese of Ernakulam came under Kothamangalam Diocese.
29 Jun,1969 : The first mission station under the Pala Province is opened in Ujjain Diocese (M.P).
27 Aug,1969 : The first mission under the Changanacherry Province is opened in TEZPUR Diocese, Assam.
06 Dec,1973 : The first mission station under the Kothamangalam Province is opened in the Diocese of Satna (M.P).
02 Feb,1974 : A petition for unification is forwarded to Rome.
28 May,1974 : Very Rev. Fr. Canisius CMI is appointed as the pontifical delegate for the unification work.
15 Aug,1974 : Unification and election of the first Superior General and General Council. S.H. Convent is temporarily accepted as S.H. Generalate .
11 Mar,1976 : Raising the congregation into pontifical right by a decree from Rome. The constitution got approved.
16 Jun,1976 : Declaration of the four provinces Pala, Chaganacherry, Kothamangalam and Malabar.
13 Nov,1976 : First General Synaxis and General Election at S.H. Generalate Kuruvinal.
19 Mar,1978 : Bifurcation of Kanjirappally Region from Changanacherry Province.
01 Oct,1979 : Beginning of a Service Centre at Friburg in Gernany under S.H Generalate.
29 Dec,1979 : Extra Ordinary Generalate on 27th Dec.at Managanam, Kottayam by His Emi cardinal Rubin and the release of the “Saptathi Smaranika” of S.H. Congregation.