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'''James Kalacherry''' (20 April 1892 &ndash; 27 October 1949) was an [[India]]n educationalist and [[bishop]] of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]], taking charge of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery|Diocese of Changanassery]].<br />
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Kalacherry was born on 20 April 1892 in [[Kainakary]]. He was ordained priest at the age of 27 on 19 April 1919, and as Rev Dr James Kalacherry, served as Lecturer in Logic at [[St. Berchmans College]], Changanassery, [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]].<ref>http://www.sbcollege.org/history.html</ref><br />
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In 1927, he was appointed Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese church), [[India]].<ref>{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bkalaj|Bishop James Kalacherry (Kalassery)|21 January 2015}}</ref><br />
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On 19 May 1930 Bishop Kalacherry presided over the ceremony when [[Sister Alphonsa]] joined the [[Franciscan Clarist Congregation]] at St. Mary’s Forane Church [[Bharananganam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.saintalphonsamma.org/fcc_History.html|title=St. Alphonsa &#124; the Franciscan Clarist Convent &#124; Bharananganam}}</ref> Sister Alphonsa was canonised as India's first female Catholic saint on 9 November 2008.<br />
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In 1933, he founded the [[Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament]] (MCBS) in the mission church at [[Mallappally]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mcbsemmaus.org/pages/History/history.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103224606/http://mcbsemmaus.org/pages/History/history.html |archive-date=3 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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Bishop Kalacherry also founded the [[Catholic Action]] group of the diocese.<br />
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In 1945, he campaigned against the move by [[C. P. Ramaswami Iyer]], the then Diwan of Travancore, to nationalise all schools. <br />
Bishop Kalacherry founded Assumption College, in central [[Travancore]] on 12 August 1949, providing tertiary education for women.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.assumptioncollege.in/founder.asp |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115130256/http://www.assumptioncollege.in/founder.asp |archive-date=15 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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He died in office at the age of 57 on 27 October 1949 and was buried at [[st.marys Cathedral, Changanassery]] which is his own parish.<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070205165409/http://www.archdiocesechanganacherry.org/prelates.htm James Kalacherry bio sketch]<br />
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