Former Heirarchs

1. Bishop Charles Lavigne (1887-1896)

Born (Sarlette, France)	06-11-1840
Ordained Priest	1864
Joined the Jesuits	27-12-1866
Vicar Apostolic of Kottayam (Changanassery)	13-09-1887
Consecrated Bishop (France)	13-11-1887
Assumed Charge	10-05-1888
Founded FCC	1888
Changanassery Synod	18-12-1888  to 20 -12 -1888
Founded SB High School	04-02-1891
Minor Seminary Started (Bishop's House)	1891
Relieved from Changanassery	11-06-1896
Appointed Bishop of Trincomalee	27-08-1898
Died	11-07-1913

2. Bishop Mar Mathew Makil (1896-1911)

Born	27-03-1851
Joined the Seminary	1866
Ordained Priest	30-05-1874
Vicar General for Suddists	08-09-1889
Consecrated Bishop (Kandy)	11-06-1896
Vicar Apostolic of Changanassery	25-10-1896
Vicar Apostolic of Kottayam	29-08-1911
Died	26-01-1914

3. Bishop Mar Thomas Kurialachery (1911-1925)

Born (Champakulam)	14-01-1873
Seminary Studies (Puthenpally, Rome)	18-01-1890
Ordained Priest (Rome)	27-05-1899
Founded SABS	1908
Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Changanassery	30-08-1911
Consecrated Bishop (Kandy)	03-12-1911
Assumed Charge	15-12-1911
Minor Seminary shifted to Kottayam	1922
Founded SB College	1922
Died (Rome)	02-06-1925
Mortal remains interred in Changanassery	25-07-1935
Cause of Canonisation initiated

4. Bishop Mar James Kalassery (1927-1949)

Born (Kainakary)	20-04-1892
Seminary Studies (Puthenpally, Rome)	1912
Ordained	19-04-1919
Lecturer SB College	1922
Appointed Bishop of Changanassery	24-10-1927
Consecrated Bishop (Changanassery)	27-12-1927
Minor Seminary shifted to Parel	1944
Founded Assumption College	1949
Died	27-10-1949

5. Archbishop Mar Mathew Kavukattu (1950-1969)

Born (Pravithanam)	17-07-1904
College Education, SB College, Changanassery  Maharajas College Ernakulam
Seminary Studies (Kottayam, Puthenpally)	03-06-1928
Ordained Priest	21-12-1935
Lecturer, SB College	06-00-1941
Appointed Bishop of Changanassery	25-07-1950
Consecrated Bishop (Rome)	09-11-1950
Assumed charge	18-12-1950
Kanyakumari, Kollam, TVM. Mission Started	1955
Founded Chethipuzha Hospital	1955
Appointed Archbishop of Changanassery	22-08-1956
Received Pallium (Chananassery)	26-11-1959
Vadavathoor Seminary started	1962
Died	09-10-1969
Cause of Canonisation Initiated	1991

6. Archbishop Mar Antony Padiyara (1970-1985)

Born (Manimala New)	11-02-1921
Education-Manimala SG.,Chry. SB	1937
Seminary Studies (Coimbatore, Bangalore, Salem)
Ordained Priest (Salem)	19-12-1945
Rector, Minor Seminary Mysore	1952
Professor, St. Peters Pont. Seminary Bangalore	1954
Appointed Bishop of Ooty	03-07-1955
Consecrated Bishop (Ooty)	16-10-1955
Appointed Archbishop of Changanassery	04-06-1970
Assumed Charge	15-05-1970
Minor Seminary shifted to Kurichy	13-08-1973
Founded ASMI	1974
Agra Mission Started	01-04-1975
Appointed Archbishop of Ernakulam	18-05-1985
Created Cardinal	28-06-1988
Major Archbishop	20-05-1993
Retired	18-12-1996
Died	23-03-2000

II. Former Administrators / Vicars General /Pro- Vicars General 

1. Msgr. Emmanuel Nidhiri Born (Kuravilangad) 27-05-1842 Vicar General 08-09-1889 - 11-05-1892 Died 20-06-1904	2. Msgr. Joseph Thayyil Born (Pala) 31-12-1827 Vicar General 1892-1908 Administrator 1895-1896 Died 18-05-1908
3. Msgr. Cyriac Kandankary  Born (Changanassery) 24-08-1852 Vicar General 1908-1919 Died 24-03-1919	4. Msgr. Jacob Kallarackal Born (Kanjirappally) 23-06-1863 Vicar General 1919-1951 Administrator 1925-'27; 1949-'50 Died 04-03-1956
5. Msgr. Joseph Vechianickal Born 27-12-1887 Pro Vicar General 1940 Died 08-01-1965	6. Msgr. Kuruvilla Plathottam Born (Bharananganam) 21-01-1892 Pro Vicar General 1940-1945 Died 02-08-1956
7. Msgr. Jacob Kattakayam Born (Kumarakam V.) 03-03-1879 Pro Vicar General 1945-49 Died 05-12-1960	8. Msgr. Thomas Puthenpurackal Born (Athirampuzha) 09-02-1894 Vicar General 1951-1958 Died 20-07-1958
9. Msgr. L.J. Chittoor Born (Kumarakam N.N.) 31-12-1907 Vicar General 1958-72 Administrator 1969-70 Died 04-06-1979	10. Bishop Mar Joseph Powathil Vicar General 1972-77
11. Msgr. Joseph Maliparampil Born (Kudamaloor) 24-12-1909 Pro Vicar General 1971-75 Died 09-09-1998	12. Msgr. Kuriakose Parampath Born (Thrikodithanam) 21-11-1927 Vicar General 1977-81
13. Msgr. Joseph Karimpalil Born (Kudamaloor) 13-03-1934 Vicar General 1981-87 Administrator 1985-86 Died 05-03-1992	14. Msgr. Mathew Pulickaparampil  Born (Edathua) 06-03-1925 Vicar General 1986-94 Died 07-01-1996
15. Msgr. Mathew Mattam Born (Koothrappally) 16-10-1932 Vicar General 1987- 94	16. Msgr. George Alencherry Born (Thuruthy) 19-04-1945 Vicar General 1994-1997

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