Major Archbishop of Erankulam-Angamaly
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His Beatitude Mar George Alencherry |
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| Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church | |
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| Church | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Elected | 24 May 2011 |
| Installed | 29 May 2011 |
| Predecessor | Mar Varkey Vithayathil |
| Other posts | Bishop of Thuckalay (1997 - 2011) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 November 1972 (Priest) |
| Consecration | 2 February 1997 (Bishop) by Mar Joseph Powathil |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 April 1945 Thuruthy, Kerala, India |
The Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church is the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and the Metropolitan of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly in Kerala, India. The Major Archbishop, a position equivalent to Patriarch and locally called as Head & Father of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and The Gate of All India.
The archdiocese was established in 1896, when the first archbishop was appointed. In 1923 the hierarchy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church was established, and the Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly was elevated to Major Archbishop and given authority over the whole church.
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