Augustine Kandathil

Augustine Kandathil (25 August 1874 – 10 January 1956) was an Indian Catholic prelate who served as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ernakulam and head of the Syro-Malabar Church from 1923 to 1956.

Augustine Kandathil
Head of Syro-Malabar Church and Metropolitan Archbishop of Ernakulam
Diocese	Ernakulam
Installed	3 December 1911
Term ended	10 January 1956
Predecessor	Kariattil Ousep as the head of the Syro-Malabar Church Aloysius Pazheparambil as the Metropolitan of Ernakulam
Successor	Antony Padiyara, as the head of the Syro-Malabar Church Joseph Parecattil, as the Archbishop of Ernakulam.
Orders
Ordination	21 December 1901
Personal details
Born	25 August 1874 Chempu
Died	10 January 1956 (1956-01-11) (aged 81) Ernakulam
Nationality	Indian

Further reading

• George Thalian: "The Great Archbishop Augustine W. Kandathil, D. D.: the Outline of a Vocation"., Bp. Louis Memorial Press, 1961.
• Abp. Augustine Kandathil: "'Statement" (PDF).^{[permanent dead link]} on the Poem Shreeyeshu vijayam by Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai, 1926.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Aloysius Pazheparambil	Archbishop of Ernakulam 1919–1956	Succeeded by Joseph Parecattil