Mar Augustine Kandathil, First Metropolitan

Mar Augustine Kandathil (b. at Chempu, near Vaikom, in Kottayam, Kingdom of Travancore, 25 August 1874; d. at Ernakulam, Travancore-Cochin, India, 10 January 1956) was the first and longest serving Metropolitan and Head of the Syro-Malabar Church, the principal Church of the Saint Thomas Christians in India. He was the first Indian to assume powers and reign as an Archbishop of the Catholic Church... Read more at Wikipedia

 

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1874

Place of Birth: Chempu, , India

Date of Death: 10-Jan-1956

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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