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The Association of Catholic Historians of India (ACHI)

The Association of Catholic Historians of India as a Registered Trust, especially in the context of the changing socio- politico- religious scenario of India. The participants of the workshop unanimously elected Professor Dr. K.S.Mathew as the chairman of the ad hoc committee formed to organise the Association. He got the Association  registered as a  Trust with its office in  St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara Archives and Research Centre, Mannanam P.O, Kottayam, Kerala- 686 561 with 9 trustees from all over India as decided in Bengaluru workshop. The Trust was inaugurated by Rev.Dr. Bernard Ardura during the International Seminar on “St Thomas Christians through the Ages” held at Mannanam in January 2018 attended by His Beatitude George Cardinal Alencherry, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church and His Grace Mar Joseph Perumthottam, Archbishop of Changanāssēry, Kerala, India

Any qualified Catholic historian shall be admitted as a member in the association against the membership fee according to the Byelaws of the association

The association membership is in different categories and is opened to all the Catholics who teach history in the educational institutions run by the government and Church Institutions as well as those who wish to promote the study of history in its various ramifications through source-based researches. The prospective members are requested to submit an application in the prescribed form given below along with membership fee.

Clik here for website http://catholichistorians.in/

Current Members of Executive Committee

Chairman		:	Prof.Dr K S Mathew

Vice Chairman	       :	Prior, St Joseph’s Monastery Mannanam (Ex-Officio)

General Secretary	:	Dr Sunny Maniakkunnel OCD

Joint Secretaries	:

1. Dr James John Mangalathu (Kerala)

2. Dr Jeanette Pinto (Bombay North west)

3. Dr Francis Thonippara (Karnataka region)

Treasurer		:	Fr Antony Bungalowparambil CMI

Joint Treasurer	       :	Dr Jesuraj Rayappan SVD

Board of Trustees

1.	Prof Dr K S Mathew

2.	Prior St.Joseph’s Monastery, Mannanam

3.	Dr Sunny Maniakkunnel OCD

4.	Dr James John Mangalathu

5.	Fr Antony Bungalowparambil CMI

6.	Dr. George Maliekal, SDB, Meghalaya

7.	Dr. Jesuraj Rayappan SVD, Odisha

8.	Dr Joan Dias, Bombay

9.	Dr Jeanette Pinto, Bombay

10.	Dr Charles Dias

11.	Dr Bijo Kochadampallil

12.	Dr Francis Thonippara

13.	Dr Joseph Chennattuserry CMI

14.	Dr Francis Minj, SJ, Jharkhand

15.	Dr Jacob Thekkeparambil