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| name = | | name = Augustine Kandathil | ||
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| title = Metropolitan Archbishop of [[List of Major Archbishops of Ernakulam-Angamaly|Ernakulam]] | | title = Metropolitan Archbishop of [[List of Major Archbishops of Ernakulam-Angamaly|Ernakulam]] | ||
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''' | '''Augustine Kandathil''' (25 August 1874 – 10 January 1956) was the first and longest serving [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] and head of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic 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 [[Roman Catholic Church|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 [[Bishop]] and appointed [[Coadjutor bishop|Coadjutor]] to [[Aloysius Pazheparambil|Bishop Aloysius Pazheparambil]], and in 1919 succeeded the latter as [[Vicar Apostolic]] of [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly|Ernakulam]]. He became Archbishop and | 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 [[Aloysius Pazheparambil|Bishop Aloysius Pazheparambil]], and in 1919 succeeded the latter as [[Vicar Apostolic]] of [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly|Ernakulam]]. 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 | 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 Kandathil 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. He died in [[Ernakulam]], [[Travancore-Cochin]], aged 81. | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
* | *George Thalian: {{cite web|url=http://kandathil.org/kandathil/kandathil.html |title=`''The Great Archbishop Mar Augustine Kandathil, D. D.: the Outline of a Vocation'''}}, Mar Louis Memorial Press, 1961. [http://kandathil.org/kandathil/kandathil.ps (Postscript)] [http://kandathil.org/kandathil/kandathil.pdf (PDF)]. | ||
*Abp. Augustine Kandathil: {{cite web|url=http:// | *Abp. Augustine Kandathil: {{cite web|url=http://kandathil.org/kandathil/kattakayam.pdf|title=`''Statement''}} on the Poem ''Shreeyeshu vijayam'' by [[Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai]], 1926. | ||
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