Chronology - Madras Capuchin Mission 1642-1834

1639  - The arrival of English to Madras.
          - The foundation of city of Madras.
1642  - The arrival of Fr. Ephrem de Nevers OFM.Cap, and the establishment of the
            Capuchin Mission in Madras.
- The First Church of Madras dedicated to St. Andrews is built in the walls of St.   George.
- The First English School in India by Fr. Ephrem de Nevers in the presbytery of St. Andrews.
- Madras was created as an Apostolic Prefecture and Fr. Ephrem de Nevers was appointed the First Prefect Apostolic of Madras by Pope Urban VIII.
1649  - Arrest of Fr. Ephrem by the Padroado clergy in Mylapore.
1650  - Fr. Ephrem was under the Portuguese inquisition in Goa.
          - Fr. Zeno OFM.Cap., at Madras.
1652  - The release of Fr. Ephrem.
1653  - Fr. Ephrem back to Madras.
1658  - Fr. Ephrem built the Second church of the Capuchins, St. Mary of the Angels at Armenian Street, Black Town.
1663  - Mgr. F. Pallu Vicar Apostolic of Tonkin in China confirmed 3000 Catholics in
            Madras.
1675  - The Capuchins replaced St. Andrews with a magnificent church.
1680  - The Church of St. Mary of the Anglicans is built in the Fort.
1687  - Fr. Zeno died.
1695  - The death of Venerable Father Ephrem de Nevers, the founder of the Madras
            Mission.
1746  - The French captured Madras.
          - Foundation of an orphanage by the Capuchins.
1749  - The English returned to Madras.
          - The expulsion of the Capuchins from the Fort of St. George.
1752  - The English demolished the First church of Madras, St. Andrews in the Fort.
1758  - A chapel built at Chindadrepettah.
1769  - A church built at Royapettah.
1772  - The Madras Capuchin Prefecture under the Episcopal See of Mylapore.
1785  - Fr. Victor of Niort OFM.Cap rebuilt and enlarged the church of St. Mary of the Angels.
1792  - French revolution affected the flow of the Capuchin missionaries of French
          Province of Tours to Madras.
1814  - A church built at Washermenpet.
1819  - Mgr. Peter Alcantra OCD Vicar Apostolic visited the Capuchins in Madras to
            reorganize the mission.
1822  - Fr. Gregory Mary of Beno OFM.Cap., developed Periyapalayam into a
          Pilgrimage centre.
1830  - Fr. Felix an Italian Capuchin built a church at Vepry, dedicated to St. Andrews.
          - A church dedicated to St. George is built at Madhavarm.
1834  - Madras Capuchin Apostolic Prefecture transferred to the Irish Augustinians.
          - The end of Capuchin Mission in Madras and 202 years of Capuchin missionary presence in Tamilnadu.