List of Syro-Malabar Catholics

Notable followers of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church include:

Religious and spiritual

(In chronological order)

Parambil Chandy Malpan (Malpan 1663-87)
Joseph Kariattil (Appointed in 1782)
Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar (Appointed in 1786)
Mar Abraham Pandari(Poulose)(Appointed in 1798)
Palackal Thoma Malpan (1780–1841)
Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805–71)
Nidhiry Mani Kathanar (1842–1904)
Aloysius Pazheparambil (1847–1919)
Thomas Kurialachery (1873–1925)
Augustine Kandathil (1874–1956): First Head of the Syro-Malabar Church after the restoration of Hierarchy

Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly (1876–1929)
Joseph C. Panjikaran (1888-1949)
Thevarparampil Kunjachan (Kunjachan) (1891–1973)
St. Alphonsa of India (1910–46)
Euphrasia Eluvathingal (1877-1952)
Joseph Parecattil (1912–87)
Antony Padiyara (1921–2000)
Varkey Vithayathil (1927–2011)
Abraham Kattumana (1944–1995)

(In chronological order)

Thoma of Villarvattom (c. 15th century CE): The only Christian King in the history of the Indian sub-continent.
Thachil Matthoo Tharakan
C. J. Varkey, Chunkath - Minister of Madras Presidency (1939).[1]
A. J. John, Anaparambil (1893–1957): Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin (1951–53) and Governor of Madras.[1]
P. T. Chacko, Pullolil - Member of Indian Constituent Assembly from Travancore (1949–50), and Home Minister of Kerala (1960–64).[1]
P. J. Thomas, Parakunnel - first Economic Advisor of independent India and Member of the Rajya Sabha, Upper house of Indian Parliament (1957-1962)

(In chronological order)

Mar Emmanuel Nidhiri

Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar - Author of the first travelogue in an Indian language (1778)[2]

Laymen chosen as Papal Dignitaries for their meritorious service to the Church and to society:-

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