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Bishop Raphael Thattil elected head of Syro-Malabar Church

On: January 10, 2024

By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Jan 10, 2023: Bishop Raphael Thattil of Shamshabad has been elected the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church. This was announced at 4:30 pm on January 10 at a press conference by Archbishop Mathew Moolakatt of Kottayam at the Church’s headquarters in Kakkanad, Kochi, Kerala.Continue Reading

Shamshabad Catholic diocese to be inaugurated on Jan 7

By: Matters India

On: January 5, 2018

In: Religious

Hyderabad: Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry, the head of the Syro-Malabar Church that traces its origins to 52 AD, will formally dedicate the Shamshabad diocese to the Church on January 7 at a function here that will be attended by over 55 bishops and many other dignitaries. The Pope FrancisContinue Reading