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| No. | Term | Name | Date and Place of Birth | Age at start/end of Term |
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| 1 | 16 December 1992 – 11 November 1996 | |
11 February 1921 Manimala, Travancore |
64 / 75 (†79) |
First Major Archbishop of the Syro Malabar Church, with the elevation of the Metropolitan See of Ernakulam to Major-Archiepiscopal See of Ernakulam-Angamaly. Established the Syro Malabar Synod of Bishops. Retired at the age of 75. |
| 2 | 6 January 1997 – 1 April 2011 | |
29 May 1927 North Parur, Travancore |
70 / 83 (†83) |
Appointed by Pope John Paul II as the Apostolic Administrator (for around three years) and later elevated as the Major Archbishop on 23 December 1999. Helped Established the Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago along with other dioceses. |
| 3 | 24 May 2011 - 7 December 2023 | |
(1945-04-19) 19 April 1945 (age 80) Thuruthy, Travancore |
67 / 78 |
First Major Archbishop to be elected by the Synod of Bishops. Given title of Metropolitan and Gate of All India (All India Jurisdiction) by the establishment of Eparchy of Shamshabad and Eparchy of Hosur. Also established the Eparchies of Mississauga, Melbourne, Great Britain, and the Apostolic Visitation to Europe, among others. Retired at the age of 78. |
| 4 | 9 January 2024 - Present | |
(1956-04-21) 21 April 1956 (age 69) Trichur, Travancore-Cochin |
67 |
Had previously served as the apostolic visitor for the Syro-Malabar faithful "outside proper territory" in India and then as the first Eparch of the Eparchy of Shamshabad since 2017.[1] |
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