Antony Padiyara

Mar Antony Padiyara ܡܸܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܵܐ ܘܬܲܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܗܸܢܕܘܿ
Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church
Province	Metropolitan province of Ernakulam Angamaly
Diocese	Ernakulam Angamaly
See	Ernakulam-Angamaly
Installed	23 April 1985
Term ended	23 March 2000
Predecessor	Mar Augustine Kandathil as the head of the Syro Malabar Church Joseph Parecattil as the Archbishop of Ernakulam
Successor	Mar Varkey Vithayathil
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Ootacamund (1955–1970) Archbishop of Changanassery (1970–1985)
Orders
Ordination	19 December 1945
Consecration	3 July 1955
Created cardinal	28 June 1988
Rank	Major Archbishop
Personal details
Born	(1921-02-11)11 February 1921 Manimala, Travancore
Died	23 March 2000(2000-03-23) (aged 79) Kakkanad, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Denomination	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Antony Padiyara Metropolitan Archbishop Metropolitan Archbishop of Changanassery Province Metropolitan province of Changanassery Diocese Changanassery Appointed 14 Jun 1970 Term ended 23 Apr 1985 Predecessor Mathew Kavukattu Successor Joseph Powathil
Antony Padiyara Bishop of Ootacamund Province Latin Metropolitan province of Madras-Mylapore Diocese Ootacamund Installed 3 Jul 1955 Term ended 14 Jun 1970 Predecessor Post established Successor Packiam Arokiaswamy

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.