Augustine Kandathil
Mar Augustine Kandathil ( Malayalam മാർ അഗസ്റ്റിൻ കണ്ടത്തിൽ Mār Agasṟṟin Kaṇṭattil ; born August 25, 1874 in Chempu , Kerala ; † January 10, 1956 in Ernakulam , Kerala) was Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Archdiocese of Ernakulam .
Life
Mar Augustine Kandathil was ordained a priest on December 21, 1901. On August 29, 1911, he was appointed coadjutor of the Apostolic Vicariate Ernakulam and titular bishop of Arad . The episcopal ordination donated him on December 3, 1911, the later titular Latin Patriarch of Antioch , Ladislaus Zaleski .
After the death of the Apostolic Vicar of Ernakulam, Aloysius Pazheparambil , Mar Augustine Kandathil succeeded him as Apostolic Vicar . With the elevation of Ernakulam to archbishopric on St. Thomas' Day (December 21st) 1923, he became the first archbishop of Ernakulam and the first Indian Catholic archbishop of modern times.
literature
- George Thalian : The Great Archbishop Mar Augustine Kandathil, DD: the Outline of a Vocation ., Mar Louis Memorial Press, 1961. (Download from geocities.ws/kandathil as Postscript or PDF )
- Mar Augustine Kandathil: Statement . on the Poem Shreeyeshu vijayam by Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai , 1926.
Web links
- Entry on Augustine Kandathil on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Illustrated website for Archbishop Mar Augustine Kandathil
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Aloysius Pazheparambil |
Vicar Apostolic of Ernakulam 1919–1923 |
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| - |
Archbishop of Ernakulam 1923–1956 |
Joseph Parecattil |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kandathil, Augustine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kandathil, Mar Augustine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chempu , Kerala |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1956 |
| Place of death | Ernakulam , Kerala |