69th Commemoration of Archbishop Mar Ivanios and Episcopal Consecrations

The 69th commemoration of the death of the Servant of God Archbishop Mar Ivanios and the Episcopal consecrations of the Rev. Fr. Mathew Manakkaravayil, the newly appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Major Archiepiscopal Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram, and the Rev. Fr. Antony Kakkanat, the newly appointed Bishop of the Major Archepiscopal Curia, will be held on July 15, 2022, at the St. Mary’s Cathedral Church in Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram.

The program will begin at 8:00 AM with a reception for the bishops and distinguished guests, followed by morning prayers. The Holy Mass and the Episcopal consecrations will then be held.

The main celebrant of the services will be His Beatitude Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos, the head and father of the Syro Malankara Catholic Church. Other bishops of the church will serve as co-celebrants.

Rev. Joseph Kallarangatt, the Archbishop of Pala Diocese, will deliver the homily.

A public meeting will be held after the Holy Mass. The meeting will be addressed by His Eminence Cardinal Mar George Alencherry, the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, and His Grace Thomas J. Netto, the Archbishop of Thiruvananthapuram Latin Archdiocese.