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{{Short description|First Indian Archbishop and First Head of the Catholic Church of St. Thomas (1874–1956)}} | |||
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{{Infobox Bishop | {{Infobox Bishop | ||
| name = Augustine Kandathil | | name = Augustine Kandathil | ||
| title = Head of Syro-Malabar Church and Metropolitan Archbishop of [[List of Major Archbishops of Ernakulam-Angamaly|Ernakulam]] | |||
| title = Metropolitan Archbishop of [[List of Major Archbishops of Ernakulam-Angamaly|Ernakulam]] | | image = Augustine Kandathil.gif | ||
| imagesize = 180 px | |||
|image=Augustine Kandathil.gif | |||
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| diocese = Ernakulam | | diocese = Ernakulam | ||
| ordination = | | ordination = 21 December 1901. | ||
| enthroned = | | enthroned = 3 December 1911 | ||
| ended = | | ended = 10 January 1956 | ||
| predecessor = [[Aloysius Pazheparambil]] | | predecessor = * [[Kariattil Ousep]] as the head of the Syro-Malabar Church | ||
| successor = | * [[Aloysius Pazheparambil]] as the Metropolitan of Ernakulam | ||
| birth_date = | | successor = * [[Antony Padiyara]], as the head of the Syro-Malabar Church | ||
| birth_place = | * [[Joseph Parecattil]], as the immediate Archbishop of Ernakulam. | ||
| death_date = | | birth_date = 25 August 1874 | ||
| death_place = | | birth_place = [[Chempu]] | ||
| death_date = {{d-da|10 January 1956|25 August 1874}} | |||
| death_place = [[Ernakulam]] | |||
| nationality = Indian. | | nationality = Indian. | ||
| signature = | | signature = | ||
| honorific_prefix = [[Mar]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Augustine Kandathil''' (25 August 1874 – 10 January 1956) was the first and longest serving [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] and head of the [[Syro-Malabar | '''Augustine Kandathil''' (25 August 1874 – 10 January 1956) was the first and longest serving [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] and head of the [[Syro-Malabar Church]], the principal Church of the [[Saint Thomas Christians]] in [[India]]. He was the first [[India]]n to assume powers and reign as an [[archbishop]] of the [[Catholic Church]]. | ||
He was born in [[Chempu]], near [[Vaikom]], [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]], and was ordained a [[priest]] on 21 December 1901. In 1911, he was ordained [[ | He was born in [[Chempu]], near [[Vaikom]], [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]], and was ordained a [[priest]] on 21 December 1901. In 1911, he was ordained [[bishop]] and appointed [[Coadjutor bishop|coadjutor]] to Bishop [[Aloysius Pazheparambil]], and in 1919 succeeded the latter as [[Vicar Apostolic]] of [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly|Ernakulam]]. | ||
He participated in the [[canonisation]] of the "Little Flower", [[Thérèse of Lisieux]] in 1925 and also visited and came to know at close quarters the activities of the [[Congregation of Christian Brothers]] during his visit to [[Ireland]]; this inspired | He became Archbishop and head of the Syro-Malabar Church on 21 December 1923 when the Syro-Malabar Hierarchy was founded, and led the church until his demise. | ||
He participated in the [[canonisation]] of the "Little Flower", [[Thérèse of Lisieux]] in 1925 and also visited and came to know at close quarters the activities of the [[Congregation of Christian Brothers]] during his visit to [[Ireland]]; this inspired the Archbishop to found the [[Congregation of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux]] on 19 March 1931. He was also the founder of the [[Congregation of the Sisters of Nazareth]] in 1948. | |||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||