List of Syro-Malabar Catholics
Notable followers of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church include:
Religious and spiritual
Parambil Mar Chandy
(In chronological order)
- Parambil Chandy Malpan (Malpan 1663-87)
- Joseph Kariattil (Appointed in 1782)
- Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar (Appointed in 1786)
- Mar Abraham Pandari(Poulose)(Appointed in 1798)
- Palackal Thoma Malpan (1780–1841)
- Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805–71)
- Nidhiry Mani Kathanar (1842–1904)
- Aloysius Pazheparambil (1847–1919)
- Thomas Kurialachery (1873–1925)
- Augustine Kandathil (1874–1956): First Head of the Syro-Malabar Church after the restoration of Hierarchy
- Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly (1876–1929)
- Joseph C. Panjikaran (1888-1949)
- Thevarparampil Kunjachan (Kunjachan) (1891–1973)
- St. Alphonsa of India (1910–46)
- Euphrasia Eluvathingal (1877-1952)
- Joseph Parecattil (1912–87)
- Antony Padiyara (1921–2000)
- Varkey Vithayathil (1927–2011)
- Abraham Kattumana (1944–1995)
Public service
(In chronological order)
- Thoma of Villarvattom (c. 15th century CE): The only Christian King in the history of the Indian sub-continent.
- Thachil Matthoo Tharakan
- C. J. Varkey, Chunkath - Minister of Madras Presidency (1939).[1]
- A. J. John, Anaparambil (1893–1957): Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin (1951–53) and Governor of Madras.[1]
- P. T. Chacko, Pullolil - Member of Indian Constituent Assembly from Travancore (1949–50), and Home Minister of Kerala (1960–64).[1]
- P. J. Thomas, Parakunnel - first Economic Advisor of independent India and Member of the Rajya Sabha, Upper house of Indian Parliament (1957-1962)
Literature and Media
(In chronological order)
Mar Emmanuel Nidhiri
- Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar - Author of the first travelogue in an Indian language (1778)[2]
Papal Dignitaries
Laymen chosen as Papal Dignitaries for their meritorious service to the Church and to society:-
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References
- Fr. George Thalian: "`The Great Archbishop Mar Augustine Kandathil, D. D.: the Outline of a Vocation'"., Mar Louis Memorial Press, 1961. (Postscript) (PDF).
- "Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar". The Syro-Malabar Church. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
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