Mar George Alapatt (11 February 1900 – 6 November 1973) was the fourth Bishop of

Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur The Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Trichur-Palayoor, in Thrissur District of Central Kerala, India, with nearly half a million Syro-Malabar Catholics now, used to be the largest Catholic diocese in India when it included the Syro-Malab ...

, from 1 May 1944 until 4 June 1970, when he retired. Alapatt was born at Karanchira in Thrissur district on 11 February 1900. He attended all the four sessions of the

Second Vatican Council The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the , or , was the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. The council met in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome for four periods (or sessions), each lasting between 8 and ...

(1962–1965). He died in his sleep on 6 November 1973.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alapatt, George 1900 births 1973 deaths St. Thomas College, Thrissur alumni 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in India Participants in the Second Vatican Council Syro-Malabar bishops Archbishops of Thrissur