List of Major Archbishops of Ernakulam-Angamaly

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The Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly is the head of the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly inErnakulam, Kerala, India. The Major Archbishop, a position equivalent to Patriarch and locally called as the Kasolicos/Catholicos and Gate of All India , is the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.

The archdiocese was established in 1896, when the first archbishop was appointed. In 1923 the hierarchy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church was established, and the Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly was elevated to Major Archbishop and given authority over the whole church.

Archbishops of Ernakulam-Angamaly

• Mar Aloysius Pazheparambil Archbishop (1896 – 1919)
• Mar Augustine Kandathil Archbishop (1919 – 1956)
• Mar Joseph Parecattil Archbishop (1956 – 1984)
  • Mar Sebastian Mankuzhikary Apostolic Administrator (1984 – 1985)
• Mar Antony Padiyara Major Archbishop (1985 - 1996)
  • Mar Abraham Kattumana Pontifical Delegate (1992-1995)
• Mar Varkey Vithayathil Apostolic Administrator (1996 – 1999) Major Archbishop (1999 - 2011)
• Mar George Alencherry Major Archbishop (since 2011)