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Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy Of Ernakulam–Angamaly
The Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam–Angamaly is a Majorarcheparchy and the See of the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church(Sui Ruis). Mar Cardinal George Alencherry is the present Major Archbishop, and until July 2022, Archbishop Mar Antony Kariyil CMI was the Vicar of Major Archbishop, responsible for the administration of the Archeparchy. Now, Mar Andrews Thazath, Arch Bishop of Trissur Archeparchy was appointed by the holy father Pope Francis as the Apostolic Administrator of the same. Kothamangalam and Idukki are the two suffragan eparchies of the archeparchy. Major Arch bishop is the head of the eparchy at the same time being the head of the Syro Malabar Church . The archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly occupies a prominent position in the history of the Syro-Malabar church. It was established as a Vicariate by the Bull Quae Rei Sacrae of pope Leo on 28 July 1896 Mar Louis Pazheparambil was appointed as the first figure apostolic, who assumed cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syriac Language
The Syriac language (; syc, / '), also known as Syriac Aramaic (''Syrian Aramaic'', ''Syro-Aramaic'') and Classical Syriac ܠܫܢܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ (in its literary and liturgical form), is an Aramaic language, Aramaic dialect that emerged during the first century AD from a local Aramaic dialect that was spoken by Arameans in the ancient Aramean kingdom of Osroene, centered in the city of Edessa. During the Early Christian period, it became the main literary language of various Aramaic-speaking Christian communities in the historical region of Syria (region), Ancient Syria and throughout the Near East. As a liturgical language of Syriac Christianity, it gained a prominent role among Eastern Christian communities that used both Eastern Syriac Rite, Eastern Syriac and Western Syriac Rite, Western Syriac rites. Following the spread of Syriac Christianity, it also became a liturgical language of eastern Christian communities as far as India (East Syriac ecclesiastical province), India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mar Joseph Parecattil
Joseph Parecattil (1 April 1912 – 20 February 1987) was an Indian prelate of the Syro Malabar Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Ernakulam from 1956 to 1984, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969. Biography Joseph Parecattil was born in Kidangoor, Kerala, and studied at the minor seminary of Ernakulam and the major seminary of Kandy, from where he obtained a doctorate in theology (with a dissertation entitled: ''"Augustine vs. Pelagius on Grace"''). Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly was the manager of St. Mary's High School, Alwaye where he had his boarding life. He also attended the , where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mar Thomas Chakiath
Mar Thomas Chakiath (born 10 September 1937) is a retired Syro Malabar Catholic Bishop. He was the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly. Biography He is the son of Chackappan and Mariam Chakiath. He attended the Sacred Heart Petit Seminary, Ernakulam and then the Pontifical Seminary, Alwaye. Chakiath was ordained priest on 30 November 1964 at the Eucharistic Congress in Bombay by Joseph Cardinal Parecattil. Chakiath is an alumnus of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas ''Angelicum'' in Rome where he studied from 1968 to 1972 earning a doctorate in sociology. He was a member of the K.C.B.C. Commission for Justice and Peace, and the secretary of the priests’ Senate of the Archdiocese of Ernakulam. Chakiath has been a consulter of the Archdiocese for three terms. He was the founder-director of Niveditha, Institute for Religious Formation and Fellowship. In January 1997, Chakiath was appointed the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Ernakulam. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place. There are more bishops than there are functioning dioceses. Therefore, a priest appointed not to head a diocese as its diocesan bishop but to be an auxiliary bishop, a papal diplomat, or an official of the Roman Curia is appointed to a titular see. Catholic Church In the Catholic Church, a titular bishop is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. Examples of bishops belonging to this category are coadjutor bishops, auxiliary bishops, bishops emeriti, vicars apostolic, nuncios, superiors of departments in the Roman Curia, and cardinal bishops of suburbicarian dioceses (since they are not in charge of the suburbicarian dioceses). Most titular bishops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mar Varkey Vithayathil
Varkey Vithayathil (29 May 19271 April 2011) was an Indian cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal, served as Head and Father of Syro Malabar Church and List of Major Archbishops of Ernakulam-Angamaly, Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly, Ernakulam-Angamaly. He was also a Catholic religious order, religious priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. Early life and ordination Born to Joseph Vithayathil and Thresiamma Manadan in North Paravur, North Parur, Travancore, he became a member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists), a religious congregation founded by Alphonsus Ligouri in 1732. He was ordained as a priest on 12 June 1954. He was granted a doctorate in Canon law (Catholic Church), canon law from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome on ''The Origin and Progress of the Syro-Malabar Hierarchy''. He taught for 25 years at the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, Redemptorist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mar Abraham Kattumana
Abraham Kattumana (21 January 1944 – 4 April 1995) was an Indian Catholic Archbishop. He was the Pontifical Delegate of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church with the powers of the Major Archbishop vested in him by Pope John Paul II. Previously, he had served as apostolic nuncio to Ghana, Benin, and Togo. He was a Vatican diplomat and served at the Nunciatures in Indonesia, Uruguay, Iraq, New Zealand and Great Britain. Early life and ordination Abraham Kattumana was born to George Kattumana and Marykutty George Thuruthumaliyil at Thottakam, Vaikom. After completing SSLC he joined the Sacred Heart Minor Seminary of the Archdiocese of Ernakulam on 13 June 1960. He began his philosophy studies at St Joseph's Pontifical Seminary at Alwaye in 1962. After three months he was sent to Rome for continuing the studies. From 1962 to 1969 he studied at the Pontifical Urban University and took master's degree in philosophy and theology. The young Abraham was ordained priest on 3 May 1969 in R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontifical Delegate
{{Short description, Catholic title with unrelated uses A Pontifical Delegate is a cleric who is delegated by the Pope. Specifically, this title is used for the following ecclesiastical offices in the gift of the Pope (who is Pontifex Maximus, hence the adjective): * a prelate (usually an Archbishop or Cardinal) appointed to represent the Holy See in the administration of certain pontifical minor basilicas, notably: ** Pontifical Delegation for the Basilica of St. Nicholas of Bari ** Pontifical Delegation for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto ** Pontifical Delegation for the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua ** Pontifical Delegation for the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii * a papal legate or papal diplomat, such as a Nuncio * an extraordinary papal representative to a religious congregation, e.g. the thirty-third General Congregation of the Jesuits * a papal representative appointed to exercise certain rights reserved, thus limiting the authority of a major archbis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Thomas Christians
The Saint Thomas Christians, also called Syrian Christians of India, ''Marthoma Suriyani Nasrani'', ''Malankara Nasrani'', or ''Nasrani Mappila'', are an Ethnoreligious group, ethno-religious community of Indian Christians in the state of Kerala (Malabar region), who, for the most part, employ the East Syriac Rite, Eastern and West Syriac Rite, Western liturgical rites of Syriac Christianity. They trace their origins to the evangelistic activity of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century. The Saint Thomas Christians had been historically a part of the hierarchy of the Church of the East but are now divided into several different Eastern Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic, Oriental Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodox, Protestantism, Protestant, and independent bodies, each with their own liturgies and traditions. They are Malayalis and speak Malayalam. ''Nasrani'' or Nazarene (title), Nazarene is a Syriac term for Christians, who were among the first converts to Christianity in the Near E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angamaly
Angamaly (''Aṅkamāli''), , Malayalam : അങ്കമാലി Situated about north of the city centre, the town lies at the intersection of Main Central Road (MC Road) and National Highway 544. MC Road, which starts from Thiruvananthapuram ends at Angamaly at its intersection with NH 544. Cochin International Airport is less than 10KM away from the town of Angamaly. Originally established as a ''panchayat'' in May 1952, Angamaly became a municipality in April 1978 and is also a Legislative Assembly constituency from 1965 in the Ernakulam district. The area is known for the Angamaly police firing in 1959, when police opened fire on protesters who had been demonstrating against Kerala's communist government. Angamaly is one of the ancient Christian centres of Kerala. There are eighteen and half "Sharries" around Angamaly and there is a history of Buddhist monks in the area. Nayathode near Angamaly is the birth place of Great poet G. Sankara Kurup, (3 June 1901 – 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in April 2005, and was later canonised as Pope Saint John Paul II. He was elected pope by the second papal conclave of 1978, which was called after John Paul I, who had been elected in August to succeed Pope Paul VI, died after 33 days. Cardinal Wojtyła was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted the name of his predecessor in tribute to him. Born in Poland, John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century and the second-longest-serving pope after Pius IX in modern history. John Paul II attempted to improve the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, and the Eastern Orthodox Church. He maintained the church's previous positions on such matters as abortion, artificia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sui Iuris
''Sui iuris'' ( or ) also spelled ''sui juris'', is a Latin phrase that literally means "of one's own right". It is used in both secular law and the Catholic Church's canon law. The term church ''sui iuris'' is used in the Catholic ''Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches'' (CCEO) to denote the autonomous churches in Catholic communion. The Catholic Church consists of 24 churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic churches. Etymology The Latin ''sui iuris'' (the individual words meaning 'self' and 'law') corresponds to the Greek 'αὐτόνομος', from which the English word autonomy is derived. Secular law Personal In civil law, the phrase ''sui juris'' indicates legal competence, and refers to an adult who has the capacity to manage his or her own affairs. It is opposed to ''alieni juris'', meaning one such as a minor or mentally disabled person who is legally incompetent and under the control of another. It also indicates a person capable of suing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mar Antony Padiyara
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. Biography Born in Manimala, Travancore, Antony Padiyara studied at St. Peter's Regional Seminary in Bangalore and was ordained to the priesthood on 19 December 1945. He was incardinated into the Latin Rite Diocese of Coimbatore, where he served as curate at Peria Kodiveri and pastor at Kollegal and Ootacamund between 1946 and 1952. He became rector of the minor seminary in 1952 and a professor at St. Peter's Regional Seminary in 1954. On 3 July 1955, Padiyara was appointed Bishop of Ootacamund by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 16 October from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
