Antony Padiyara

Mar Antony Padiyara
ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ ܘܬܲܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܗܸܢܕܘܿ
Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church
ProvinceMetropolitan province of Ernakulam Angamaly
DioceseErnakulam Angamaly
SeeErnakulam-Angamaly
Installed23 April 1985
Term ended23 March 2000
PredecessorMar Augustine Kandathil as the head of the Syro Malabar Church
Joseph Parecattil as the Archbishop of Ernakulam
SuccessorMar Varkey Vithayathil
Previous post(s)Bishop of Ootacamund (1955–1970)
Archbishop of Changanassery (1970–1985)
Orders
Ordination19 December 1945
Consecration3 July 1955
Created cardinal28 June 1988
RankMajor Archbishop
Personal details
Born(1921-02-11)11 February 1921
Died23 March 2000(2000-03-23) (aged 79)
Kakkanad, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
DenominationSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
Antony Padiyara

Metropolitan Archbishop
Metropolitan Archbishop of Changanassery
ProvinceMetropolitan province of Changanassery
DioceseChanganassery
Appointed14 Jun 1970
Term ended23 Apr 1985
PredecessorMathew Kavukattu
SuccessorJoseph Powathil
Antony Padiyara
Bishop of Ootacamund
ProvinceLatin Metropolitan province of Madras-Mylapore
DioceseOotacamund
Installed3 Jul 1955
Term ended14 Jun 1970
PredecessorPost established
SuccessorPackiam Arokiaswamy
Ordination history of
Antony Padiyara
History
Priestly ordination
Date19 December 1945
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorBishop René-Jean-Baptiste-Germain Feuga
Co-consecratorsFrancis Xavier Muthappa, Matthew Kavukattu
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Antony Padiyara as principal consecrator
Archbishop James Masilamony Arul Das1974
Januarius Paul Palathuruthy1977
Gregory Karotemprel1983
Paul Chittilapilly1988
Archbishop George Valiamattam1989
Vijay Anand Nedumpuram1990
Archbishop Abraham Kattumana1991
Jacob Manathodath1992
Simon Stock Palathara1993

Mar Antony Padiyara (11 February 1921 – 23 March 2000) was a Syro Malabar Major Archbishop and cardinal. He was the First Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. He was Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly from 1985 to 1996, having previously served as Bishop of Ootacamund (1955–1970) and Archbishop of Changanassery (1970–1985). He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988.