Adolph Medlycott
Mar Adolph Medlycott was the first Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur. He was born at Chittagong (British Raj) on 15 May 1838. Medlycott spent his last days in Bangalore where he died on 4 May 1918. His remains were later reinterred, first in the Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours in 1945.[1] [2]
Mar Adolph Medlycott | |
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| First Bishop of Thrissur | |
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| Province | Kerala |
| Diocese | Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur |
| See | Roman Catholic Church |
| Term ended | 1896 |
| Successor | Mar John Menachery |
| Other posts | St. Thomas College, Thrissur |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 March 1861 |
| Consecration | 13 September 1887 |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1838 Chittagong, British Raj (present-day Bangladesh) |
| Died | 4 May 1918 (aged 79) |
| Buried | Our Lady of Lourdes Metropolitan Cathedral, Thrissur |
| Nationality | India |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Parents | Adolphus Edwin Medlycott and Annette |
| Occupation | Priesthood |
| Alma mater | Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples |
Books
- India and the Apostle Thomas: An Inquiry, with a Critical Analysis of the Acta Thomae by A. E. Medlycott; Published 1905 by David Nutt. Reprinted unabridged in the Indian Church History Classics, Vol.I, Ed. G. Menachery, Ollur, 1998.
- St. Thomas Christians, A. E. Medlycott (1912), Robert Appleton Company.[2]
External links
- India and the Apostle Thomas by A. E. Medlycott. Also available at Internet Archive.
Notes
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Adolphus E. Medlycott". David C. Kandathil. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
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