Our Story

Over the Years

1958

Founded

  • Starting of St. Martha’s Institute.
1970

Raised Status

  • St. Martha’s Institute is raised to the status of a pious union by Mar Sebastian Vayalil

  • Rev. Sr. Mary Emily S.H is appointed as a Superior
1971

First Spiritual Director

  • Rev. Fr. John Kadookunnel is appointed as our first spiritual director.

  • Approval of the Constitution and Statutes

1973

First batch novitiate

  • The first batch novitiate has begins

  • Rev. Fr. Theophilus CMI and Rev. Sr. Mary Emily S.H are appointed as Novice Master and Novice Mistress respectively
1974

Profession of the first batch.

  • Rev.Fr. Leopold CMI is appointed as Director.

1977

First missionaries go to Ujjain

1978

First General synaxis

  • The first General synaxis is held according to the Constitution.

    The first superior General and Novice Mistress are elected from St. Martha’s Institute itself.

1979
  • Mr. Mathew Joseph Kalapura one of the founders is called for eternal rest
1981

Final profession of the first batch.

1982

Sisters go abroad for different services

1986

The other founder Mar Sebastian Vayalil is called for eternal rest.

1991

New Spiritual Director

  • Rev. Dr. Augustine Valummel OCD is appointed as spiritual Director.
1998

Raised as an Eparchial Rite

  • Sisters of St. Martha’s Congregation is raised as an Eparchial Rite Congregation.
2004

New Spiritual Director

  • Rev.Fr. Sebastian Thayyil appointed as Spiritual director.

2008

New Spiritual Director

  • Rev. Dr. Joseph Kuzhinjalil is appointed as Spiritual director.
2020

Canonical Erection of Major Archi-Episcopal Status