In 1601, Francis Ros became Bishop, appointed by the Archbishop of Goa, Aleixo de Menezes.

[2] In 1597, Mar Abraham, the last metropolitan archbishop appointed by the Chaldean Patriarch, died.

His Archdeacon, Givargis (of the Cross) according to the custom and by virtue of appointment of Mar Abraham, took up the administration of the Archdiocese of Angamaly.

[3] Menezes undertook a visit to all the churches of the Saint Thomas Christians in February 1599, which lasted for a few months and slowly earned the good will of the people.

In order to prevent a division, Archdeacon Givargis (of the Cross) yielded to the demands of Menezes.