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The Ernakulam priests' revolt ({{lang-mal|എറണാകുളം വൈദിക ലഹള}}) is a series of actions by the priests of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam–Angamaly]], starting roughly from December 2017 and ending in September 2019. The issue first came out as a land scam<ref>{{Cite web|title=Case against Cardinal Alencherry in land scam|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/case-against-cardinal-alencherry-in-land-scam-726583.html|date=2019-04-02|website=Deccan Herald|language=en|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cardinal Mar George Alencherry, two others must face trial in land-deal scam: Ernakulam court|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/aug/25/cardinal-mar-george-alencherry-two-others-must-face-trial-in-land-deal-scam-ernakulam-court-2023904.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> in December 2017 through social media. Priests from the Major Archdiocese gathered together in the archbishop's house and asked for the details of the land deals<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala|url=https://tv.mathrubhumi.com/en/news/kerala/church-land-scam-2-more-criminal-cases-filed-against-cardinal-alencherry-1.37362|website=Mathrubhumi|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> of the archeparchy. The synod of bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church assembled in January 2018 could not effectively deal with the situation.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} The priests of the diocese insisted on the deposition of Alencherry from his office of major archbishop.
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On 22 June 2018, the [[Roman Curia]] intervened and appointed Jacob Manathodath as apostolic administrator ''sede plena'' of the archeparchy, to study the case with an independent agency and submit the report.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/permanent-synod-to-discuss-revolt-against-alencherry/article28284725.ece|title=Permanent synod to discuss revolt against Alencherry|date=July 4, 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ucanews.com/news/rebellion-spreads-in-indias-eastern-rite-church/85642|title=Rebellion spreads in India's Eastern-rite church - UCA News|website=ucanews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=My report was not in favour of Cardinal Alencherry: Jacob Manathodath|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/my-report-was-not-in-favour-of-cardinal-alencherry-jacob-manathodath-1.3935783|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
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Rome withdrew the administrator on 27 June 2019. The synod of bishops elected Antony Kariyil<ref>{{Cite web|title=Archbishop Mar Antony Kariyil|url=http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/bishop.php?id=92|last=Archbishop|first=Mar Antony Kariyil|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> and appointed him as the vicar of the major archbishop for the archeparchy, with the approval of the Holy See, which granted him the personal title of archbishop. The suspended auxiliary bishops were given other appointments.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eparchy of Mandya|url=http://www.mandyadiocese.org/|last=Eparachy of Mandya|first=Bishop Mar Sebastiam Adayanthrath|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Eparchy of Faridabad|url=http://faridabaddiocese.in/|last=Eparchy of Faridhabad|first=Bishop Mar Jose Puthenveettil|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
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[[Category:Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]]

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