The

Syro-Malabar Church The Syro-Malabar Church, also known as the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, is an Eastern Catholic church based in Kerala, India. It is a '' sui iuris'' (autonomous) particular church in full communion with the Holy See and the worldwide Cathol ...

, an

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within the

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, is led by the

Major Archbishop In the Eastern Catholic Churches, major archbishop (sometimes also styled as major archeparch) is a title for the chief hierarch ("Father and Head") of an autonomous ('' sui juris'') particular Church that has not been "endowed with the patriarc ...

of Ernakulam-Angamaly in

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

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Major Archbishops of Ernakulam-Angamaly

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Manimala Manimala is a small town and a village in Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala, situated about from the nearest town Kanjirappally. It was declared a folklore village in 2011 by the central government to promote folklore. Geograp ...

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, 64 / 75 (†79) , First Major Archbishop of the Syro Malabar Church. Established the Syro Malabar Synod of Bishops. , - !2 , , {{center, 6 January 1997{{center, –{{center, 1 April 2011 , , {{center, Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil , 29 May 1927 North Parur,

, 70 / 83 (†83) , Appointed by

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as the Apostolic Administrator before becoming the Full Time Major Archbishop in 1999. Helped Established the Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago along with other dioceses. , - !3 , , 24 May 2011 _ 7 December 2023 !{{center, George Cardinal Alencherry , {{birth date and age, 1945, 4, 19, df=yes Thuruthy,

, 67 / 78 , First Major Archbishop elected by the Synod of Bishops. Established All India Jurisdiction by the establishment of Eparchy of Shamshabad and Eparchy of Hosur. Also established the Eparchy of Mississauga, Eparchy of Melbourne, Eparchy of Great Britain, along with the Apostolic Visitation to Europe. , - !4 , , 9 January 2024 _ Present !{{center,

Raphael Thattil Raphael Thattil () (born 21 April 1956) is an Indian prelate who serves as the List of major archbishops of the Syro-Malabar Church, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, the largest Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Catholic Church, a ...

, {{birth date and age, 1956, 4, 21, df=yes Trichur, Kerala , 67 , Thattil had previously served as the apostolic visitor of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church for Syro-Malabar resident "outside their proper territory" in India and as bishop of the Eparchy of Shamshabad since 2017.{{cite web, url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-01/pope-francis-confirms-election-of-head-of-syro-malabar-church.html, title= Pope Francis confirms election of head of Syro-Malabar Church, date=10 January 2024, access-date=10 January 2024, work=Vatican News

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Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ernakulam-Angamaly Syro-Malabar Catholic Archbishops of Ernakulam-Angamaly