Mathew Anikuzhikattil
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| Born | 23 September 1942 Kunchithanny, India |
| Died | 1 May 2020 (aged 77) Kolenchery, India |
Mathew Anikuzhikattil (23 September 1942 – 1 May 2020) was a
Syro-Malabar Catholic bishop who spearheaded anti Kasthurirangan and Gadgil commission protests. He served as bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Idukki, India, from 2003 to 2018.[2]
Life
Anikuzhikattil was born in Kadaplamattom in Kottayam district,[3] although he was raised in Kunchithanny in Idukki district. He was ordained as a priest on 15 March 1971 at his home parish of Holy Family church in Kunchithanny by Mathew Pothanamuzhi.[citation needed]
On 15 January 2003
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer.[citation needed] As priest and bishop he also served as the chairman of the KCBC commission for family, laity and women, and was also the patron of the High Range Samrakshana Samithi (HRSS), a people's movement within the Catholic Church in India.[3] He retired in 2018 after reaching the age of 75. On 1 May 2020 Anikuzhikattil died of age-related problems at the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College Hospital, Kolenchery at 1:38 A.M.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b "Bishop Mathew Anikuzhikattil †". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Syo-Malabar Epachy of Idukki
- ^ a b c "Bishop Mathew Anikuzhikattil, first bishop of Idukki eparchy, passes away". Malayala Manorama. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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