"He holds Bachelor’s Degree in Theology and Doctor’s Degree in Eastern Canon Law (DOCL) form the Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome. He was nominated the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Trichur on 19 March 2004 when he was serving as the president of the Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Ordinary Tribunal of Ernakulam – Angamaly, the Syncellus of the Archeparchy, the Working Chairman and Managing Director of Jeevan Telecasting Corporation and the President of the Oriental Canon Law Society of India. He was ordained Bishop on the 1 May 2004...He was the Secretary General and President of the Kerala Catholic Bishop’s Council (KCBC) and the Chairman of the KCBC Education Commission. He was the First Vice President of the CBCI. Pope Francis appointed him in 2021 as one of the members of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts. The Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts is a dicastery of the Roman Curia, which interprets the laws of the Church. Abp. Andrews Thazhath is a world-renowned expert in Oriental Code of Canon Law".[1] He is the third and the present metropolitan archbishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur from 2007. He was nominated as the archbishop succeeding Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhy on 22 January 2007 and was installed to the office on 18 March 2007 by Cardinal Mar Varkey Vithayathil.[2][3][4] He is the founder of Legion of Apostolic Families (LOAF), a lay pious association of consecrated families founded in 2009.
From 10 November 2022 he is the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India[6]
On 07 December 2023, "the Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the office of Apostolic Administrator of the archeparchy of Ernakuam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars, India, presented by Archbishop Andrews Thazhath, metropolitan of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars".[7]
Selected publicationsedit
The Juridical Sources of the Syro-Malabar Church. Kottayam. 1987.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
The Law of Thomas. Oriental Institute of Religious Studies. 1987.
The Quest for Identity: The Syro-Malabar Church and Its Rite. Thrissur: Thrissur Institute of Theology. 1992.
Referencesedit
^"News | Archdiocese of Trichur". www.trichurarchdiocese.org. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^"MT decries religious intolerance". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
^. The Hindu. Chennai, India. 11 April 2010. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
^. The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 October 2004. Archived from the original on 6 November 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
^"Rinuncia del Vicario dell'Arcivescovo Maggiore per l'Arcieparchia di Ernakulam-Angamaly dei Siro-Malabaresi e nomina dell'Amministratore Apostolico "Sede Plena"". the Holy See press office (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^"News | Archdiocese of Trichur". www.trichurarchdiocese.org. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^"Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
External linksedit
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January 01, 1970
andrews, thazhath, born, december, 1951, indian, catholic, prelate, archeparch, thissur, syro, malabar, catholic, church, marmetropolitan, archbishop, trichur, president, catholic, bishops, conference, indiaprovinceecclesiastical, province, thrissurdiocesesyro. Mar Andrews Thazhath born 13 December 1951 is an Indian Catholic prelate and Archeparch of Thissur in the Syro Malabar Catholic Church MarAndrews ThazhathMetropolitan Archbishop of Trichur and President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of IndiaProvinceEcclesiastical province of ThrissurDioceseSyro Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of ThrissurSeeThrissurPredecessorJacob ThoomkuzhyOrdersOrdination14 March 1977Consecration1 May 2004RankMetropolitan ArchbishopPersonal detailsBorn 1951 12 13 13 December 1951 age 72 Pudukkad Travancore Cochin IndiaDenominationSyro Malabar Catholic ChurchResidenceCatholic Archbishop s House ThrissurAlma materMangalapuzha Seminary Pontifical Oriental Institute Contents 1 Life 2 Selected publications 3 References 4 External linksLife edit He holds Bachelor s Degree in Theology and Doctor s Degree in Eastern Canon Law DOCL form the Pontifical Oriental Institute Rome He was nominated the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Trichur on 19 March 2004 when he was serving as the president of the Syro Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Ordinary Tribunal of Ernakulam Angamaly the Syncellus of the Archeparchy the Working Chairman and Managing Director of Jeevan Telecasting Corporation and the President of the Oriental Canon Law Society of India He was ordained Bishop on the 1 May 2004 He was the Secretary General and President of the Kerala Catholic Bishop s Council KCBC and the Chairman of the KCBC Education Commission He was the First Vice President of the CBCI Pope Francis appointed him in 2021 as one of the members of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts The Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts is a dicastery of the Roman Curia which interprets the laws of the Church Abp Andrews Thazhath is a world renowned expert in Oriental Code of Canon Law 1 He is the third and the present metropolitan archbishop of Syro Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur from 2007 He was nominated as the archbishop succeeding Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhy on 22 January 2007 and was installed to the office on 18 March 2007 by Cardinal Mar Varkey Vithayathil 2 3 4 He is the founder of Legion of Apostolic Families LOAF a lay pious association of consecrated families founded in 2009 On 30 July 2022 in addition to his current duties archbishop Thazhath was appointed as an Apostolic Administrator sede plena of the Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam Angamaly 5 From 10 November 2022 he is the President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India 6 On 07 December 2023 the Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the office of Apostolic Administrator of the archeparchy of Ernakuam Angamaly of the Syro Malabars India presented by Archbishop Andrews Thazhath metropolitan of Trichur of the Syro Malabars 7 Selected publications editThe Juridical Sources of the Syro Malabar Church Kottayam 1987 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link The Law of Thomas Oriental Institute of Religious Studies 1987 The Quest for Identity The Syro Malabar Church and Its Rite Thrissur Thrissur Institute of Theology 1992 References edit News Archdiocese of Trichur www trichurarchdiocese org Retrieved 9 December 2023 MT decries religious intolerance The Hindu Chennai India 26 September 2010 Retrieved 3 January 2011 Thattil consecrated auxiliary bishop The Hindu Chennai India 11 April 2010 Archived from the original on 16 April 2010 Retrieved 3 January 2011 Rich tributes paid to K N Raj The Hindu Chennai India 3 October 2004 Archived from the original on 6 November 2004 Retrieved 3 January 2011 Rinuncia del Vicario dell Arcivescovo Maggiore per l Arcieparchia di Ernakulam Angamaly dei Siro Malabaresi e nomina dell Amministratore Apostolico Sede Plena the Holy See press office in Italian Retrieved 1 August 2022 News Archdiocese of Trichur www trichurarchdiocese org Retrieved 9 December 2023 Resignations and Appointments press vatican va Retrieved 9 December 2023 External links editProfile at the Catholic Hierarchy nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Andrews Thazhath nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andrews Thazhath Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrews Thazhath amp oldid 1189884496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
