Augustine Kandathil

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
DioceseErnakulam
Installed3 December 1911
Term ended10 January 1956
Predecessor
  • Kariattil Ousep as the head of the Syro-Malabar Church
  • Aloysius Pazheparambil as the Metropolitan of Ernakulam
Successor
  • Antony Padiyara, as the head of the Syro-Malabar Church
  • Joseph Parecattil, as the immediate Archbishop of Ernakulam.
Orders
Ordination21 December 1901
Personal details
Born25 August 1874
Chempu
Died10 January 1956 (1956-01-11) (aged 81)
Ernakulam
NationalityIndian

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).[permanent dead link] on the Poem Shreeyeshu vijayam by Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai, 1926.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Aloysius Pazheparambil
Archbishop of Ernakulam
1919–1956
Succeeded by
Joseph Parecattil
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