Second Synod of Angamaly

It was convoked by Dom Francis Ros, S.J., the first Latin bishop of Angamaly, the See of Saint Thomas Christians on 7 December 1603.

Ros was the successor of Mar Abraham of Angamaly, the Metropolitan of All-India.

This synod looked at the liturgical books of the Syrians and the establishment of a seminary in Vypeecotta, as well as other matters.

Soon after, the new bishop realised that there was resistance on the part of the Christians of St. Thomas, regarding the suppression of their ancient Metropolitan title.

At the same time, a number of decrees of the Synod of Diamper (or Udayamperoor) in 1599; these were seen as an imposition on the Christians, designed by Archbishop Aleixo de Menezes in a context of tension and the resistance of the native priests.