Antony Padiyara
Head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church from 1985 to 1996 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mar Antony Padiyara (11 February 1921 – 23 March 2000) was a Syro Malabar Major Archbishop and cardinal. He was the First Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. He was Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly from 1985 to 1996, having previously served as Bishop of Ootacamund (1955–1970) and Archbishop of Changanassery (1970–1985). He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988.
Quick Facts Mar Antony Padiyaraܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ ܘܬܲܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܗܸܢܕܘܿ, Province ...
Mar Antony Padiyara ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ ܘܬܲܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܗܸܢܕܘܿ | |||||||||||||||||
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Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church | |||||||||||||||||
Province | Metropolitan province of Ernakulam Angamaly | ||||||||||||||||
Diocese | Ernakulam Angamaly | ||||||||||||||||
See | Ernakulam-Angamaly | ||||||||||||||||
Installed | 23 April 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
Term ended | 23 March 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Mar Augustine Kandathil as the head of the Syro Malabar Church Joseph Parecattil as the Archbishop of Ernakulam | ||||||||||||||||
Successor | Mar Varkey Vithayathil | ||||||||||||||||
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Ordination | 19 December 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
Consecration | 3 July 1955 | ||||||||||||||||
Created cardinal | 28 June 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
Rank | Major Archbishop | ||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1921-02-11)11 February 1921 | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 March 2000(2000-03-23) (aged 79) Kakkanad, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||
Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Ootacamund (1955–1970) Archbishop of Changanassery (1970–1985) | ||||||||||||||||
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