Zacharias Mar Athanasios

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Zachariah Mar Athanasios (born on 19 February 1909, Tiruvalla, India - died on 29 September 1977, Tiruvalla) was a Syro-Malankara Catholic Bishop of Tiruvalla.^[1] His birth name was Cheriyan Polachirakal.

Biography

Athanasios was born into a Jacobite Orthodox family on 19 February 1909 in Tiruvalla. He later converted to Catholicism. Athanasios was ordained a priest on 24 August 1946. On 31 December 1953 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop. His consecration took place on 22 April 1954. On 27 January 1955, after the death of his predecessor, Joseph Mar Severios, he was appointed Bishop.^[2] He died on 29 September 1977.^[3]

References

↑ "Bathery Diocese". Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC).
↑ "Short History". Metropolitan Eparchy of Tiruvalla.
↑ "THE SYRO-MALANKARA CATHOLIC CHRUCH: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW". St. Peter's Malankara Catholic Church.

External links

David M. Cheney. "Bishop Athanasios Cheriyan Polachirakal [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-10-29.

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Date of death	29 September 1977
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