Andrews Thazhath


Andrews Thazhath
Metropolitan Archbishop of Thrissur and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India
ProvinceEcclesiastical province of Thrissur
DioceseSyro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur
SeeThrissur
PredecessorJacob Thoomkuzhy
Orders
Ordination14 March 1977
Consecration1 May 2004
by Varkey Vithayathil
RankMetropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born
Andrews Thazhath

(1951-12-13) December 13, 1951 (age 72)
DenominationSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
ResidenceCatholic Archbishop’s House, Thrissur
Alma materMangalapuzha Seminary,
Pontifical Oriental Institute

Mar Andrews Thazhath (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܐܢܕܪܘܣ ܛܰܙܚܬ) (born 13 December 1951) is an Indian Catholic prelate and Archeparch of Thrissur in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Since 2022, he has served as the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI), the highest body of Catholic bishops in the country.