Raphael Thattil
Raphael Thattil ܡܳܪܝ ܪܰܦܳܐܝܶܠ ܛܰܛܺܝܠ | |||||||||||||||||
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| Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church Metropolitan Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly | |||||||||||||||||
Thattil in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
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| See | Ernakulam-Angamaly | ||||||||||||||||
| Elected | 9 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Installed | 11 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | George Alencherry | ||||||||||||||||
| Other post(s) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | 21 December 1980 by Joseph Kundukulam | ||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | 10 April 2010 by Andrews Thazhath | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Major Archbishop | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 April 1956 Trichur, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Mount Saint Thomas, Kakkanad | ||||||||||||||||
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| Motto | To Be Broken and Given | ||||||||||||||||
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| Styles of Raphael Thattil | |
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| Reference style | His Beatitude |
| Spoken style | Your Beatitude |
| Religious style | Mar |
Raphael Thattil (Syriac: ܡܳܪܝ ܪܰܦܳܐܝܶܠ ܛܰܛܺܝܠ) (born 21 April 1956) is an Indian prelate who serves as the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, the largest Eastern Catholic Church, and as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly since January 2024.
Thattil was appointed and installed as the auxiliary bishop of Thrissur in 2010 to serve along with metropolitan archbishop Andrews Thazhath. In 2013, Pope Francis appointed him as the apostolic visitator for all members of the Syro-Malabar Church in India outside their own territory. He served in these roles until he was appointed the first bishop of the newly erected Eparchy of Shamshabad in 2017. In January 2024, he was elected major archbishop by the Holy Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church to succeed George Alencherry (2011-2023).