Raphael Thattil
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Raphael Thattil (born 21 April 1956) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, the second largest Eastern Catholic Church and as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly since January 2024.
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See | Ernakulam-Angamaly | ||||||||||||||||
Elected | 9 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
Installed | 11 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | George Alencherry | ||||||||||||||||
Other post(s) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly | ||||||||||||||||
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Ordination | 21 December 1980 by Joseph Kundukulam | ||||||||||||||||
Consecration | 10 April 2010 by Andrews Thazhath | ||||||||||||||||
Rank | Major Archbishop | ||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1956-04-21) 21 April 1956 (age 68) Trichur, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||
Residence | Mount Saint Thomas, Kakkanad | ||||||||||||||||
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Motto | To Be Broken and Given | ||||||||||||||||
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Reference style | Mar |
Spoken style | Mar |
Religious style | Major Archbishop |
Thattil was appointed and installed as the auxiliary bishop of Thrissur in 2010 to serve along with metropolitan archbishop Andrews Thazhath. In 2013, Pope Francis appointed him as the apostolic visitator for all members of the Syro-Malabar Church in India outside their own territory. He served in these roles until he was appointed the first bishop of the newly erected Eparchy of Shamshabad in 2017. In January 2024, he was elected major archbishop by the Holy Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church to succeed George Alencherry (2011-2023).[1]