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George Alencherry
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The 3rd Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church
Key facts
- Church
- Catholic Church Syro-Malabar Church
- See
- Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly
- Elected
- 24 May 2011
- Installed
- 29 May 2011
- Term ended
- 7 December 2023
- Predecessor
- Varkey Vithayathil
- Successor
- Raphael Thattil
- Previous post
- Bishop of Thuckalay (1997 – 2011)
- Ordination
- 18 December 1972, by Antony Padiyara
- Consecration
- 2 February 1997, by Joseph Powathil
- Created cardinal
- 18 February 2012, by Pope Benedict XVI
- Rank
- Major archbishop Cardinal priest
- Born
- ( 1945-04-19 ) 19 April 1945 (age 81) , Thuruthy, Travancore , British India
- Ordained by
- Antony Padiyara
- Date
- 18 December 1972
- Principal consecrator
- Joseph Powathil
- Co consecrators
- Lawrence Ephraem Thottam, Mathew Vattackuzhy
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Kottayam district
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2013 conclave
- Image
- George Alencherry.jpg
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- George Alencherry
- date of birth
- 1945-04-19
- name in native language
- ജോർജ് ആലഞ്ചേരി
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- Tramea limbata
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Encyclopedic overview
Source(s):
George Alencherry (Syriac: ܓܹܝܘܲܪܓܝܼܣ ܐܵܠܲܢܫܹ̰ܝܪܝ, romanized: Gīwargīs Ālancēri; born 19 April 1945) is a cardinal and the former Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church after serving in the position from 2011 to 2023.
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