Antony Padiyara
Mar Antony Padiyara ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ ܘܬܲܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܗܸܢܕܘܿ | |||||||||||||||||
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| Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church | |||||||||||||||||
| Province | Metropolitan province of Ernakulam Angamaly | ||||||||||||||||
| Diocese | Ernakulam Angamaly | ||||||||||||||||
| See | Ernakulam-Angamaly | ||||||||||||||||
| Installed | 23 April 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
| Term ended | 11 November 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Mar Augustine Kandathil as the head of the Syro Malabar Church Joseph Parecattil as the Archbishop of Ernakulam | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Mar Varkey Vithayathil | ||||||||||||||||
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Ootacamund (1955–1970) Archbishop of Changanassery (1970–1985) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | 19 December 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | 3 July 1955 | ||||||||||||||||
| Created cardinal | 28 June 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Major Archbishop | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 February 1921 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 March 2000 (aged 79) Kakkanad, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||
| Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||
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Antony Padiyara (11 February 1921 – 23 March 2000) was a Syro-Malabar Catholic cardinal and the first Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly. Before serving as Major Archbishop from 1985 to 1996, he previously served as Bishop of Ootacamund (1955–1970) and Archbishop of Changanassery (1970–1985). He was elevated as cardinal in 1988.