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Andrews Thazhath
Metropolitan Archbishop of Trichur
File:Mar Andrews Thazhath Metropolitan.jpg
ProvinceEcclesiastical province of Thrissur
DioceseSyro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur
SeeThrissur
PredecessorJacob Thoomkuzhy
Orders
Ordination14 March 1977
Consecration1 May 2004
RankMetropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born (1951-12-13) 13 December 1951 (age 72)
DenominationSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
ResidenceCatholic Archbishop’s House, Thrissur
Alma materMangalapuzha Seminary,
Pontifical Oriental Institute

Mar Andrews Thazhath (born 13 December 1951) is an Indian Catholic prelate and Archeparch of Thissur in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.

Life

He is the third and the present metropolitan archbishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur from 2007. He was nominated as the archbishop succeeding Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhy on 22 January 2007 and was installed to the office on 18 March 2007 by Cardinal Mar Varkey Vithayathil.[1][2][3] He is the founder of Legion of Apostolic Families (LOAF), a lay pious association of consecrated families founded in 2009.

On 30 July 2022 in addition to his current duties archbishop Thazhath was appointed as an Apostolic Administrator sede plena of the Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam–Angamaly[4]

Selected publications

  • The Juridical Sources of the Syro-Malabar Church. Kottayam. 1987.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • The Law of Thomas. Oriental Institute of Religious Studies. 1987.
  • The Quest for Identity: The Syro-Malabar Church and Its Rite. Thrissur: Thrissur Institute of Theology. 1992.


References

  1. ^ "MT decries religious intolerance". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Thattil consecrated auxiliary bishop". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 11 April 2010. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Rich tributes paid to K.N. Raj". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 October 2004. Archived from the original on 6 November 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Rinuncia del Vicario dell'Arcivescovo Maggiore per l'Arcieparchia di Ernakulam-Angamaly dei Siro-Malabaresi e nomina dell'Amministratore Apostolico "Sede Plena"". the Holy See press office (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2022.