Mar Aloysius (Louis) Pazheparambil (b. at Pulinkunnoo, 25 March 1847; d. at Ernakulam, 9 December 1919) was the Vicar Apostolic of Ernakulam in the Syro-Malabar Church. Originally a monk of the Syrian Carmelites, he was expelled along with nine others in 1875 from the religious order by the local bishop for writing to the Pope asking for an Indian bishop to rule his church. Later in 1896 he became one of three Indian bishops appointed to rule over the three Vicariates Apostolic newly created in his church.
His epitaph, written by his episcopal successor Mar Augustine Kandathil[1], reads:
`A Prelate specially devoted to the Blessed Virgin, simple in ways, frugal in habits, ever devoted to the interests of his Rite and Nation, steadfast of purpose, yet tactful in action, a scholar, a linguist, a historian, and a diplomat, he was a great Indian.'
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| Preceded by none |
Bishop of Ernakulam Later Archbishop of Ernakulam 1896–1919 |
Succeeded by Mar Augustine Kandathil |