His Eminence Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan the Archbishop of New York, will be the chief guest on the occasion of the 63rd Feast of Commemoration of the Servant of God Mar Ivanios at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Pattom, Trivandrum.
His Eminence served as the President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 2010 to 2013 and was granted the titular position as Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario (English: Our Lady of Guadalupe of Mount Mario) in Rome.
On February 23, 2009, His Eminence was appointed the tenth Archbishop of New York by Pope Benedict XVI. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, USA’s second-largest after the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, serves over 2.5 million Roman Catholics.
His Eminence previously served as Archbishop of Milwaukee from 2002 to 2009, preceded by service as an Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis from 2001 to 2002.
Time Magazine named His Eminence as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World” for 2012.
We welcome His Eminence to Kerala on this auspicious occasion.