Matthew Makil

Matthew Makil (27 March 1851 – 26 January 1914) was the second Vicar Apostolic and the first indigenous Vicar Apostolic of the Vicariate of Changanassery, which is the Syro Malabar Archdiocese of Changanassery today. Mathew Makil was also the first Vicar Apostolic of the Vicariate of Kottayam, which is the Knanaya Arch Diocese of Kottayam today. He was born in Manjoor, Travancore now a part of Kerala. He was the third son of Thomman and Anna Makil Puthenpurayil. In 1896, he became the Vicar Apostolic of the Vicariate of Changanassery, and in 1911, when a new Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam was constituted exclusively for the Knanaya Catholics, Mathew Makil was transferred to Kottayam as Vicar Apostolic. He died at Kottayam on 26 Jan 1914 and on 26 Jan 2009 Declared as Servant of God.

Mathew Makil
Born27 March 1851
Manjoor, Travancore
Died26 January 1914
Kottayam, Travancore

References

    Bibliography
    • Mathothu, Dr. Kurian & Fr. Sebastian Nadackal. The Church of St. Thomas Christians Down the Centuries.
    • Servant of God Mathew Makil, Kottayam: Visitation Sisters. 2009. Print.
    • Tharayil, Rev. Dr. Jose (Editor). ദൈവദാസൻ മാത്യു മാക്കീൽ, കോട്ടയം അതിരൂപതയുടെ ആത്മീയാചാര്യനും പിതൃതേജസ്സും. Kottayam: Visitation Generalate. 2009. Print.


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