List of Major Archbishops of Trivandrum
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This is a list of Major Archbishops of Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram
) listed below from the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
.
raised the Church to the status of a Major Archiepiscopal Church
and appointed the then Metropolitan Archbishop as Major Archbishop
of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
through the Papal Bull Ab ipso Sancto Thoma.
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
) listed below from the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See...
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Archbishops of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara Rite)
- Geevarghese Mar IvaniosGeevarghese Mar IvaniosGeevarghese Giovanni Giorgio Tommaso Panickerveetil aka Archbishop Aboon Geevarghese Mor Ivanios, Servant of God, OIC , born as Geevarghese Panickeruveetil, was a Christian bishop and the founder of the Bethany Ashram order of monks.- Childhood :Geevarghese Panicker was born in Mavelikkara, India,...
, OICOrder of the Imitation of ChristThe Order of the Imitation of Christ , also known as Bethany Ashram, is a monastic order in the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.-External links:*...
(1932-1953)- vacant (1953-1955)
- Benedict Mar GregoriosBenedict Mar GregoriosArchbishop Benedict Mar Gregorios was the second Metropolitan Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church....
, OICOrder of the Imitation of ChristThe Order of the Imitation of Christ , also known as Bethany Ashram, is a monastic order in the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.-External links:*...
(1955-1994) - Cyril Mar Baselious, OICOrder of the Imitation of ChristThe Order of the Imitation of Christ , also known as Bethany Ashram, is a monastic order in the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.-External links:*...
(1995-2005)
Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara Rite)
On 10 February 2005, a day engraved in golden letters in the history of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, His Holiness Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
raised the Church to the status of a Major Archiepiscopal Church
Major Archiepiscopal Church
Major archiepiscopal churches are the Eastern Catholic Churches governed by the major archbishops, assisted by the respective synod of bishops. These churches also have almost the same rights and obligations of patriarchal churches...
and appointed the then Metropolitan Archbishop as Major Archbishop
Major Archbishop
right|200 px|thumb|Archbishop [[Sviatoslav Shevchuk]], Major Archbishop of Kyiv-HalychIn the Eastern Catholic Churches, major archbishop is a title for an hierarch to whose archiepiscopal see is granted the same jurisdiction in his autonomous particular Church that an Eastern patriarch has in...
of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See...
through the Papal Bull Ab ipso Sancto Thoma.
- Cyril Mar BaseliosCyril Mar BaseliosMajor Archbishop Moran Mor Cyril Baselios Catholcios Bava O.I.C. was the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church based in Trivandrum, Kerala...
, OIC (2005-2007) - Moran mor Baselios CleemisMoran mor Baselios CleemisMoran Mor Baselios Cleemis is the Major Archbishop Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.Mor Cleemis was born at Mukkoor, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India.-Education:...
(since 2007)