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Archbishop of Cranganore


The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cranganore or Cranganor and Angamaly was a Romanised East Syrian (presently known as Syro-Malabar Catholic Church) PadroadoArchdiocese in Kodungallur, Kerala, Indiai. This diocese is a product of so-called Synod of Diamper held in East Syrian Archdiocese of Angamaly and India. Its headquarters was first at [[St. Thomas East Syrian church,Cranganore fort]]Cranganore Fort until 1662 and then at Puthenchira Syro Malabar church for more than a century. Mar Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar, Archdeacon of Malankare Kaldaya Suriyani Church belongs to this diocese. Mar Poulose Pandari, Chaldean Bishop belongs to Puthenchira parish of this diocese. So many parishes of this diocese were half-Catholic and half-Nestorian.

Taken into Roman Catholicism by Colonial power: 20 Dec 1599

Syriac language name:Angamali
Latin Name: Angamalensis

Malayalam Name: Angamaly

Name Changed: 1600

Malayalam name: Kodungalloor
Latin Name: Cranganorensis

1838: Suppressed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Verapoly


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