Antony Padiyara Cleric
Antony Padiyara (11 February 1921 – 23 March 2000) was an East Syrian Catholic Achbishop. He was the First Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. He was Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly from 1985 to 1996, having previously served as Bishop of Ootacamund (1955–1970) and Archbishop of Changanassery (1970–1985). He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988.
