Joseph Kundukulam
Mar Joseph Kundukulam (26 September 1917 – 26 April 1998) was the first metropolitan archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur, from 1970 to 1997. Kundukulam was succeeded by Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhy. Kundukulam retired as archbishop in 1997 and died at Wamba, Kenya on 26 April 1998. His corpse was taken to Kerala by a special aircraft and was buried at Our Lady of Lourdes Metropolitan Cathedral, Thrissur on 29 April 1998.
Mar Joseph Kundukulam | |
|---|---|
| First Archbishop of Thrissur | |
| Province | Kerala |
| Diocese | Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur |
| See | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Term ended | 11 November 1996 |
| Predecessor | George Alapatt |
| Successor | Jacob Thoomkuzhy |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 December 1942 |
| Consecration | 4 June 1970 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1917 |
| Died | 26 April 1998 (aged 80) Wamba, Kenya |
| Buried | Our Lady of Lourdes Metropolitan Cathedral, Thrissur |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Alma mater | Mangalapuzha Seminary |
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