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{{short description|21st-century Indian Catholic bishop}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Bishop
| name = Mar Mathew Anikuzhikattil
| title = First Bishop of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Idukki|Eparchy of Idukki]]
| honorific-suffix =
| honorific_prefix = His Excellency
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| church = [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]]
| archdiocese =
| diocese = [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Idukki|Eparchy of Idukki]]
| see =
| term = 2003–2018
| predecessor = Seat created
| successor = Mar [[John Nellikunnel]]
| ordination = 15 March 1971<ref name="ch">{{cite web|title=Bishop Mathew Anikuzhikattil †|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/banik.html|work=Catholic Hierarchy|accessdate=1 May 2020}}</ref>
| ordained_by = [[Mathew Pothanamuzhi]]
| consecration = 2 March 2003<ref name="ch"/>
| consecrated_by = [[Varkey Vithayathil]] [[Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer|C.Ss.R.]]
| rank = Bishop
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|9|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kunchithanny]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|5|1|1942|9|23|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Kolenchery]], India
| previous_post =
| coat_of_arms =
| motto =
}}

'''Mathew Anikuzhikattil''' (23 September 1942 – 1 May 2020) was a [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church|Syro-Malabar Catholic]] bishop.

Anikuzhikatil was born in [[India]] and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He served as bishop of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Idukki]], India, from 2003 to 2018.<ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/iduk0.htm Syo-Malabar Epachy of Idukki]</ref>

==Life==
Anikuzhikattil was born in [[Kadaplamattom]] in [[Kottayam district]],<ref name="manoramaonline">{{cite web|title=Bishop Mathew Anikuzhikattil, first bishop of Idukki eparchy, passes away|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2020/05/01/former-idukki-bishop-mathew-anikkuzhikkattil-passed-away.html|publisher=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=1 May 2020|accessdate=1 May 2020}}</ref> although he was raised in [[Kunchithanny]] in [[Idukki district]]. He was ordained as a priest on 15 March 1971 at his home parish of Holy Family church in Kunchithanny by [[Mathew Pothanamuzhi]]. On 15 January 2003 [[Pope John Paul II]] announced the creation of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Idukki]] with Anikuzhikattil as the first bishop. On 02 March 2003 Anikuzhikattil was consecrated a bishop and the eparchy was inaugurated by Cardinal [[Varkey Vithayathil]] [[Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer|C.Ss.R.]]. As priest and bishop he also served as the chairman of the KCBC commission for family, laity and women, and was also the patron of the High Range Samrakshana Samithi (HRSS), a people's movement within the Catholic Church in India.<ref name="manoramaonline"/> As normal, he retired in 2018 after reaching the age of 75. On 1 May 2020 Anikuzhikattil died of age-related problems at the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College Hospital, [[Kolenchery]] at 1:38 A.M.<ref name="manoramaonline"/>

==Notes==
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[[Category:1942 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:Syro-Malabar bishops]]
[[Category:People from Kottayam district]]
[[Category:People from Idukki district]]
[[Category:20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in India]]
[[Category:21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in India]]

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Mathew Anikuzhikattil - Revision history

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