- List of Major Archbishops of Ernakulam-Angamaly
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His Beatitude
Mar George AlencherryMajor Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly Church Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Elected 24 May 2011 Enthroned 29 May 2011 Predecessor Varkey Vithayathil Other posts Bishop of Thuckalay (1997 - 2011) Orders Ordination 19 November 1972 (Priest) Consecration 2 February 1997 (Bishop)
by Joseph PowathilPersonal details Born 19 April 1945
Thuruthy, Kerala, IndiaThe Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly is the head of the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly in Ernakulam, Kerala, India. The Major Archbishop, a position equivalent to Patriarch and locally called as the Kasolicos/Catholicos and Gate of All India , is the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.
The archdiocese was established in 1896, when the first archbishop was appointed. In 1923 the hierarchy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church was established, and the Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly was elevated to Major Archbishop and given authority over the whole church.
Archbishops of Ernakulam-Angamaly
- Mar Aloysius Pazheparambil Archbishop (1896 – 1919)
- Mar Augustine Kandathil Major Archbishop (1919 – 1956)
- Mar Joseph Parecattil Major Archbishop (1956 – 1984)
- Mar Sebastian Mankuzhikary Apostolic Administrator (1984 – 1985)
- Mar Antony Padiyara Major Archbishop (1985 - 1996)
- Mar Abraham Kattumana Pontifical Delegate (1992-1995)
- Mar Varkey Vithayathil Apostolic Administrator (1996 – 1999)
- Mar Varkey Vithayathil Major Archbishop (1999 - 2011)
- Mar George Alencherry Major Archbishop (since 2011)
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Categories:- Eastern Catholicism
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Archbishops of Ernakulam-Angamaly
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