Antony Padiyara
Antony Cardinal Padiyara ( Malayalam മാർ ആന്റണി പടിയറ Mār Ānṟaṇi Paṭiyaṟa ; born February 11, 1921 in Manimala , Kerala ; † March 23, 2000 in Kakkanad ) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop and Cardinal .
Padiyara received on 19 December 1945, the sacrament of holy orders and was on 3 July 1955 by Pope Pius XII. appointed Bishop of the Indian Diocese of Ootacamund . He was ordained episcopate on October 16, 1955 in Ootacam and the Bishop of Mysore René-Jean-Baptiste-Germain Feuga ; Co-consecrators were the Bishop of Coimbatore , Francis Xavier Muthappa , and Matthew Kavukattu , Archbishop of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabar Church .
From 1962 to 1965 he took part in the Second Vatican Council .
On June 14, 1970 Pope Paul VI appointed him . to the Archbishop of Changanachcherry; on April 23, 1985 he was appointed Archbishop of Ernakulam by John Paul II . In the consistory of June 28, 1988 he was created cardinal. As a cardinal priest he received the titular church of Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Monte Verde .
On December 16, 1992 he became Grand Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly and thus head of the Syro-Malabar Church. On November 11, 1996, he resigned from office for reasons of age.
He died on March 23, 2000 and was buried in St. Mary's Cathedral in Ernakulam .
Web links
- Entry on Antony Padiyara on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- Padiyara, Antony. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed July 19, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Bishopric newly established |
Bishop of Ootacamund 1955–1970 |
Packiam Arokiaswamy |
| Matthew Kavukattu |
Archbishop of Changanacherry 1970–1985 |
Joseph Powathil |
| Joseph Parecattil |
Archbishop of Ernakulam 1985-1992 |
Renamed diocese |
| Diocese gets new name |
Grand / Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly 1992–1996 |
Varkey Vithayathil |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Padiyara, Antony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Padiyara, Antony Cardinal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian clergyman, major archbishop of Ernakulam and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manimala , Kerala |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 2000 |
| Place of death | Kakkanad |