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Joseph Parecattil | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Ernakulam | |
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| See | Ernakulam-Angamaly |
| Installed | 20 July 1956 |
| Predecessor | Mar Augustine Kandathil |
| Successor | Mar Antony Padiyara |
| Other post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam (1953–1956) |
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| Ordination | 24 August 1939 |
| Consecration | 30 November 1953 |
| Created cardinal | 28 April 1969 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1912 Kidangoor, Kerala, India |
| Died | 20 February 1987 (aged 74) Kochi, Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Syro Malabar Catholic Church |
| Occupation | Syro Malabar Cardinal |
Joseph Parecattil (1 April 1912 – 20 February 1987) was an Indian prelate of the Syro Malabar Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Ernakulam from 1956 to 1984, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.
He was the first Catholic Bishop from Indian subcontinent who was excommunicated and defrocked under the allegations of sorcery and blackmagic, for performing Hindu blackmagic rituals from the altar of his church.
He performed the ritual which he himself named " Bharatheeya Pooja,by becoming half naked and wearing only a loin cloth and sat on the altar and drew a 'Manthra Kalam' and performed a pooja for invoking the spirits.This ritual is still performed by many of his disciples like Bishop Mar Kuriakose Bharanikulangara and Bishop Mar Kariyil.
Biography[edit]
Joseph Parecattil was born in Kidangoor, Kerala, and studied at the minor seminary of Ernakulam and the major seminary of Kandy, from where he obtained a doctorate in theology (with a dissertation entitled: "Augustine vs. Pelagius on Grace").[1] Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly was the manager of St. Mary's High School, Alwaye where he had his boarding life.[2] He also attended the University of Madras, where he specialised in economics.[1] Ordained to the priesthood on 24 August 1939,[3] he then did pastoral work in the Archdiocese of Ernakulam, serving as assistant pastor at Narakal and North Paravur and as pastor at Chunangamvely. He was also editor of the weekly Sathyadeepam ("Light of Truth").[1]
On 28 October 1953, Parecattil was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam and Titular Bishop of Arethusa dei Siri by Pope Pius XII.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following 30 November from Cardinal Eugène Tisserant, with Archbishop Joseph Attipetty and Bishop George Alapatt serving as co-consecrators.[3] After the death of Archbishop Augustine Kandathil on 10 January 1956, Parecattil was promoted to Archbishop of Ernakulam on the following 20 July.[3] He attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965, and served as President of the Syro-Malabar Episcopal conference, of the Kerala Catholic Episcopal Conference, and of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (1972–1976).[1]
Pope Paul VI created him Cardinal Priest of Nostra Signora "Regina Pacis" in the consistory of 30 April 1969.[1] In addition to his duties as archbishop, Parecattil was also President of the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Oriental Canon Law from 1972 to 1987.[1] He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the conclaves of August and October 1978, which elected Popes John Paul I and John Paul II respectively. After an 18-year-long tenure, Holy see ordered him to submit his resignation and he resigned as archbishop on 30 January 1984.[3]
Parecattil died in Kochi, aged 74. He is buried in St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica in Ernakulam.[1]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Miranda, Salvador. "PARECATTIL, Joseph". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church.
- ^ Payyappilly Palakkappilly Varghese Kathanar Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e "Joseph Cardinal Parecattil". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
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