The history of Satna diocese of Satna speaks volumes on the missionary enterprise of the Syro-Malabar Church in North India. It is the result of the stern and bold step taken by the Holy Sec to give the ever-vibrant Syro-Malabar Church an opportunity for mission work, as a Church. It should not be forgotten that more than 70 per cent of the total missionaries, working in different parts of India, is from the Syro-Malabar
