List of Syro-Malabar Catholics

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Notable Syro-Malabar Catholics include:

Religious and spiritual[edit]

Parambil Mar Chandy

(In chronological order)

Parambil Chandy Malpan (Malpan 1663–87)
Joseph Kariattil (Appointed in 1782)
Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar (Appointed in 1786)
Abraham Pandari (Poulose) (Appointed in 1798)
Palackal Thoma Malpan (1780–1841)
Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805–71)
Nidhiry Mani Kathanar (1842–1904)
Aloysius Pazheparambil (1847–1919)
Thomas Kurialachery (1873–1925)
Augustine Kandathil (1874–1956), first head of the Syro-Malabar Church after the restoration of hierarchy

Kuriakose Elias Chavara

Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly (1876–1929)
Joseph C. Panjikaran (1888-1949)
Thevarparampil Kunjachan (Kunjachan) (1891–1973)
Alphonsa of India (1910–46)
Euphrasia Eluvathingal (1877-1952)
Joseph Parecattil (1912–87)
Abel Periyappuram (1920–2001), monk, journalist, and lyricist, and the founder of Kalabhavan
Antony Padiyara (1921–2000)
Varkey Vithayathil (1927–2011)
Abraham Kattumana (1944–1995)

Public service[edit]

(In chronological order)

Thoma of Villarvattom (c. 15th century CE): The only Christian King in the history of the Indian sub-continent.
Thachil Matthoo Tharakan
C. J. Varkey, Chunkath, Minister of Madras Presidency (1939).^[1]
A. J. John, Anaparambil (1893–1957), Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin (1951–53) and Governor of Madras.^[1]
P. T. Chacko, Pullolil, Member of Indian Constituent Assembly from Travancore (1949–50), and Home Minister of Kerala (1960–64).^[1]
K. K. Mathew, former supreme court judge

Literature and Film industry[edit]

(In chronological order)

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Mar Emmanuel Nidhiri

Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar - Author of the first travelogue in an Indian language (1778)^[2]
P. C. Devassia, author, literary translator poet, and composer of Christian poetry in Sanskrit
Mathew Ulakamthara, author of epic Christu Gadha and recipient of Sabha Rathnam, the highest honor of the Syro-Malabar Church.^[3]
George Menachery, a scholar, historian and Papal Dignitary.
Pius Malekandathil, a historian, author and scholar
Santhosh George Kulangara - entrepreneur and explorer^[4]
Nivin Pauly, film actor
Asin, film actor
Tovino Thomas, film actor
Kunchacko Boban, film actor
Amala Paul, film actor
Anu Emmanuel, film actor
Gopika, film actor

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Fr. George Thalian: "`The Great Archbishop Mar Augustine Kandathil, D. D.: the Outline of a Vocation'"., Mar Louis Memorial Press, 1961. (Postscript) (PDF).
↑ "Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar". The Syro-Malabar Church. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
↑ "പ്രൊഫ. മാത്യു ഉലകംതറ അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi daily (in മലയാളം). 25 February 2022.
↑ "KCBC media awards announced". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2021-07-03. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-03-01.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[thal-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Fr. George Thalian: "`The Great Archbishop Mar Augustine Kandathil, D. D.: the Outline of a Vocation'"., Mar Louis Memorial Press, 1961. (Postscript) (PDF).

[2] "Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar". The Syro-Malabar Church. Retrieved 2013-09-28.

[Mathrubhumi_daily-3] "പ്രൊഫ. മാത്യു ഉലകംതറ അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi daily (in മലയാളം). 25 February 2022.

[4] "KCBC media awards announced". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2021-07-03. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-03-01.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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