First Indian Archbishop. And First Head of the: Catholic Church of St. Thomas (1874–1956)
Augustine Kandathil | |
---|---|
Head of Syro-Malabar Church and Metropolitan Archbishop of Ernakulam | |
![]() | |
Diocese | Ernakulam |
Installed | 3 December 1911 |
Term ended | 10 January 1956 |
Predecessor |
|
Successor |
|
Orders | |
Ordination | 21 December 1901 |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 August 1874 |
Died | 10 January 1956 (1956-01-11) (aged 81) Ernakulam |
Nationality | Indian |
Augustine Kandathil (25 August 1874 – 10 January 1956) was Metropolitan and head of the Syro-Malabar Church (1923-1956).
Further reading※
- George Thalian: "The Great Archbishop Augustine W. Kandathil, "D." D.: the Outline of a Vocation"., Bp. Louis Memorial Press, "1961."
- Abp. Augustine Kandathil: "'Statement" (PDF). on the Poem Shreeyeshu vijayam by, Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai, 1926.
Catholic Church titles | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by | Archbishop of Ernakulam 1919–1956 |
Succeeded by |
Categories:
- 1874 births
- 1956 deaths
- Malayali people
- Christian clergy from Kottayam
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Archbishops of Ernakulam-Angamaly
- 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India
- Founders of Catholic religious communities
- Founders of Indian schools and colleges
- University and college founders
- Indian publishers (people)
- Indian newspaper founders
- Founders of orphanages
- People from the Kingdom of Travancore
- 20th-century Indian educational theorists
- Asian Roman Catholic archbishop stubs
- Indian religious biography stubs