Varkey Vithayathil
Mar Varkey Vithayathil | |
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Syro-Malabar Catholic Church | |
Parents | Mr. Joseph Vithayathil Mrs. Thresiamma Manadan |
Varkey Vithayathil
Early life and ordination
Born to Joseph Vithayathil and Thresiamma Manadan in
Provincial Superior
From 1978 to 1984 he was the Provincial Superior of the Redemptorist Provinces of India and
Metropolitan and Gate of all India
He was appointed
Cardinal
Pope John Paul II appointed Varkey Vithayathil a member of the
Sacerdotal golden jubilee
The sacerdotal golden jubilee of Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil was celebrated under the auspices of the Syro-Malabar church on 8 November 2003. The jubilee was inaugurated on 12 June 2003 and was concluded on 12 June 2004.
Opinions
Fifth Marian dogma
Varkey Vithayathil supported proposals to solemnly proclaim a fifth Marian dogma on the
Death
He died suddenly from a massive heart attack on 1 April 2011. He had suffered from prolonged heart problems for some time and died about 2:00 pm of sudden and irreversible cardiac arrest from the heart attack at
Works
- The Origin and Progress of the Syro-Malabar Hierarchy, Thesis, Angelicum, 1959. Published: Oriental Institute of Religious Studies, India, 1980.
- Straight From the Heart, autobiography and opinions in the form of an extended interview, 2009.
Notes
- ^ Annuaro Pontificio per l'anno 2010. Città del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2010. pp. 95*, 1441.
- ^ ""Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil, C.SS.R.", Scala, April 1, 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Cardinal Vithayathil elected new president of Indian bishops". AsiaNews. 19 February 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- ^ 5th Dogma a Marian Antidote
- ^ Indian Catholic News Archived 4 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine Radio Vatican Archived 21 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bosco Puthur: Announcement of the funeral of Mar Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil Circular (in Malayalam) Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bosco Puthur: Circular (in Malayalam) on the concluding of the funeral of Mar Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil, 18 April 2011.