Michael Arattukulam
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Bishop Dr.Michael Arattukulam (April 17, 1910 – March 20, 1995) was the first bishop of the Diocese of Alleppey and an Advocate of the Rotae Romanae.
His parents Andrew and Rosamma Arattukulam were members of the congregation of St. Antony's church, Perunnermangalam, Chennaveli. He was ordained on 29th August 1937.
The diocese
of Alleppey belongs to the Latin rite and was created on June 19, 1952 by the division of the diocese of Cochin. Arattukulam was consecrated as the Bishop of Alleppey on December 7 of that year.
Arattukulam founded colleges,schools,hospitals and other social service organizations and published two books on Catholic topics.
Birth Centenary was celebrated at St.Antony's church perunnermanagalam, along with St.Antony's feast in the month of June 2010.
His parents Andrew and Rosamma Arattukulam were members of the congregation of St. Antony's church, Perunnermangalam, Chennaveli. He was ordained on 29th August 1937.
The diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of Alleppey belongs to the Latin rite and was created on June 19, 1952 by the division of the diocese of Cochin. Arattukulam was consecrated as the Bishop of Alleppey on December 7 of that year.
Arattukulam founded colleges,schools,hospitals and other social service organizations and published two books on Catholic topics.
Birth Centenary was celebrated at St.Antony's church perunnermanagalam, along with St.Antony's feast in the month of June 2010.
Foundations
- St. Michael's College, CherthalaCherthalaCherthala is a town located in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India. It is located 30 km south of the city of Kochi and 22 km north of Alappuzha town, on the Kochi-Alappuzha streatch of both the National Highway 47 as well as the costal Rail-route.lt is 85 km from the...
- Alleppey Diocesan Social Welfare Society
- St. Joseph's College for Women AlappuzhaAlappuzhaAlappuzha , also known as Alleppey, is a town in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India. As per 2001 census Alleppey is the sixth largest city in Kerala with an urban population of 177,029. Alleppey is situated to the south of Kochi and north of Trivandrum...
- Credit Union
- Catholic Teacher's Guild of Diocese of Alleppey
- Corporate Management of Schools (Diocese of Alleppey)
Works
- Latin Catholics of Kerala
- A study of the Inter Rites and Inter-Rite Conflicts in the Varapoly Seminary
- Translation to English : `Noticias do Reino do Malabar' [Information concerning the Kingdom of Malabar] (in Portuguese), By Mar Joseph Kariattil