The
Vicariate was established in 1896, when the first vicar apostolic was appointed. The Syro-Malabar's current hierarchical structure was established in 1923, and Ernakulam elevated as an
archdiocese. In 1956, another archdiocese was erected. In 1993, when Syro-Malabar Catholic Church was raised to major archiepiscopal church, Ernakulam became the
seat of the
major archbishop.
Bishop of Angamaly Through the
Synod of Diamper, the
Latin Catholic Padroado missionaries abolished the All India jurisdiction and erected the
Diocese of Angamaly, suffragan to the
Padroado Primatal See of Goa, in place of the Metropolitanate of All India. •
Francisco Ros (1599-1610)
Archbishops of Cranganore • Francisco Ros (1610-1624) •
Stephen Brito,
S.J. (18 Feb 1624 - 2 Dec 1641 Died) • Francisco Garcia Mendes,
S.J. (2 Dec 1641 - 3 Jan 1653) Garcia was overthrown through the
Coonan Cross Oath. However he remained archbishop of Cranganore for a small minority of the remaining St. Thomas Christians until his death in 1659. • Joseph Maria Sebastiani (1656–1663) -
intrusus as the Vicar apostolic of Malabar •
Palliveettil Chandy (Alexandre de Campo) (1663-1687)
Vicar Apostolics of Kottayam, Thrissur, Ernakulam and Southists The pope separated St. Thomas Christians in 1887 from the
Vicariate of Verapoly, the local Latin Catholic hierarchy. Initially they were organised under two vicariates, Thrissur and Kottayam. Later in 1896, Ernakulam vicariate was formed by bifurcating southern parts of Thrissur and northern parts of Changanacherry. During the same time native prelates were also appointed for all three vicariates. In 1911 a fourth vicariate was established in Kottayam for southists exclusively.
Kottayam (Changanacherry) •
Charles Lavigne (1887–1896) •
Matthew Makil (11 August 1896– 30 August 1911) •
Thomas Kurialacherry (30 Aug 1911– 2 Jun 1925)
Thrissur •
Adolph Medlycott (1887–1896) •
John Menachery (11 Aug 1896 – 19 Dec 1919) •
Francis Vazhapilly (1921-1942) :
Ernakulam •
Aloysius Pazheparambil (11 Aug 1896 – 9 Dec 1919) •
Augustine Kandathil (29 August 1911 - 10 January 1956) ::
Kottayam (Southists) :*
Matthew Makil (30 August 1911– 26 January 1914) :*
Alexander Chulaparambil (1914-1952)
Archbishop of Ernakulam •
Augustine Kandathil (1923 - 1956)
Archbishops of Ernakulam and Changanacherry Changanacherry •
Mathew Kavukattu (Archbishop: 1956 –9 October 1969) •
Antony Padiyara (14 Jun 1970 –23 Apr 1985) •
Joseph Powathil (5 Nov 1985 – 22 Jan 2007)
Ernakulam •
Joseph Parecattil (20 July 1956 - 30 January 1984) •
Antony Padiyara (23 April 1985 – 16 Dec 1992) ==References==