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About Kuriakose Kunnacherry
- Kuriakose Kunnacherry (11 September 1928 – 19 June 2017) was a Syro-Malabar Catholic hierarch.
- He was the fourth bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam and the first Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kottayam.
- He served as priest in the Diocese of Kottayam for 13 years from December 21, 1955 to February 24, 1968.
- Then he was bishop for 49 years from February 24, 1968 to June 19, 2017.
- Kunnacherry was head of the Diocese of Kottayam for 31 years from May 5, 1974 to December 19, 2005.
- He was elevated as Archbishop on May 19, 2005. As a bishop and Archbishop of Kottayam, Kunnacherry took initiative to establish many churches, charitable, and welfare institutions in various parts of Kerala.
- He also took initiative in establishing missions in various parts of the world for the Knanaya migrants.
- Kunnacherry served the Catholic church in various capacities and also was a leader of ecumenical movement in Kerala.
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