1805  February 10 – Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara was born at Kainakary

1805, February 18 – Baptized at Chennankary Church

1827 – Received the sub-diaconate

1828 – Received the diaconate

1829, Nov 29 – Ordained priest by Arch Bishop Maurelius Stabilini

1831, May 11 – Foundation of the first Indigenous Religious Congregation for Men (CMI) and first Monastry at Mannanam.

1833 – Started First Seminary at Mannanam

1846 – Started the first catholic Sanskrit School in Kerala

1846 – Started the first catholic printing press in Kerala

1855, December 8 – Religious profession of the 11 Fathers, including Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara

1856 – Appointed the first Prior General of the Congregation

1861, June 8 – Appointed as the Vicar General of the Syro-Malabar Church

1866, Feb 13 – Foundation of the first Indigenous Congregation for Women (C.M.C.)

1871, January 3 – The death of Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara at Koonammavu

1889, May 24 – Mortal remains were transferred to Mannanam

1958, January 3 – Began diocesan process for his beatification

1980, March 15 – Formal introduction of cause by the Sacred Congregation

1984, April 7 – Pope John Paul II elevated him to the status of Venerable

1986, February 8 – Father Chavara is declared BLESSED by Pope John Paul II at Kottayam, Kerala

1987, December 20 – The President of India, R Venkitaraman, released the postal stamp of Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara

2005, January 2 – Celebrations of Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara Jayanti (200th birthday)

2014, November 23 – His Holiness Pope Francis declared him Saint