SG. Mar Mathew Makil

First Vicar Apostolic of Changanacherry and Kottayam
Born	1851 March 27, Manjoor, Kottayam. Kerala
Died	1914 January 26, Kottayam
Servant of GOD	26 Jan 2009
Founder of	SVM (Sisters of the Visitation of the BI. Virgin Mary)

Mar Mathew Makil was born on 27th March1851 as the third son of Thomman and Anna Makil puthenpurayil of Manjoor in Kottayam District, Kerala India.

He was appointed Vicar General for the Southists in the Vicariate of Kottayam in 1889. When the Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam and Trichur were re-organized into Trichur, Ernakulam and Changanassery in 1896, he was nominated Titular Bishop of Trallus and appointed Vicar Apostolic of Changanassery. In 1911, a new Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam was constituted exclusively for the Knanaya Catholics and Mar Mathew Makil was transferred to Kottayam as Vicar Apostolic. He died at Kottayam on 26^th   Jan 1914 . He  Declared as Servant of God  on 26 Jan 2009. 

Bishop Mar Mathew Makil, the first Vicar apostolic of Changanacherry and Kottayam, the good shepherd of the syrian christians, the founder of the Visitation Congregation, and the spiritual inspirator of the Knanaya Community.

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