Mar Aloysius Pazheparambil
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Mar Aloysius Pazheparambil (b. at Pulinkunnoo, 25 March 1847; d. at Ernakulam
, 9 December 1919) was the Vicar Apostolic of Ernakulam in the Syro-Malabar Church
. Originally a monk
of the Syrian Carmelites
, he was expelled along with nine others in 1875 from the religious order by the local bishop for writing to the Pope asking for an Indian bishop to rule his church. Later in 1896 he became one of three Indian bishops appointed to rule over the three Vicariates Apostolic newly created in his church.
His epitaph, written by his episcopal successor Mar Augustine Kandathil, reads:
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
, 9 December 1919) was the Vicar Apostolic of Ernakulam in the Syro-Malabar Church
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in India is an East Syrian Rite, Major Archiepiscopal Church in full communion with the Catholic Church. It is one of the 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in the Catholic Church. It is the largest of the Saint Thomas Christian denominations with more than 3.6...
. Originally a monk
Monk
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
of the Syrian Carmelites
Carmelites of Mary Immaculate
The Carmelites of Mary Immaculate is an religious order for men in the Syro-Malabar Church. It is the first Catholic religious congregation founded in India. The first monastery of the order was established on 11 May 1831 at Mannanam, Kerala, India...
, he was expelled along with nine others in 1875 from the religious order by the local bishop for writing to the Pope asking for an Indian bishop to rule his church. Later in 1896 he became one of three Indian bishops appointed to rule over the three Vicariates Apostolic newly created in his church.
His epitaph, written by his episcopal successor Mar Augustine Kandathil, reads:
`A Prelate specially devoted to the Blessed Virgin, simple in ways, frugal in habits, ever devoted to the interests of his Rite and Nation, steadfast of purpose, yet tactful in action, a scholar, a linguist, a historian, and a diplomat, he was a great Indian.
Further reading
- I. C. Chacko, IlliparambilI. C. Chacko, IlliparambilIlliparambil Corah Chacko was an eminent geologist, philologist, writer and grammarian of Kerala, India.He was born in Pulinkunnoo in Kuttanad, Kerala. After graduation from Maharajas College in Trivandrum, he went to London, and during 1901-06 he studied Physics in the Imperial College of Science...
: Mar Louis Pazheparambil: Jeevithavum Kaalavum, Trivandrum, 1937.