Abraham D. Mattam Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Abraham D. Mattam
Honorific-Suffix:VC
Bishop Emeritus of Satna
Church:Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
See:Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Satna
Term:1968–1999
Predecessor:none
Ordination:15 March 1950
Birth Date:21 November 1922
Birth Place:Narianganam, India
Death Place:Edappally, India
Nationality:Indian
Previous Post:prelate
Successor:Mar Mathew Vaniakizhkkel, Mar Joseph Kodakallil

Abraham D. Mattam (21 November 1922  – 16 April 2019)[1] was a bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.

Biography

Mattam was born in Narianganam, India and ordained a priest on 15 March 1950 from the religious order of Vincentian Congregation (Institute of Consecrated Life). He was appointed Archiepiscopal Exarch of Satna on 29 July 1968. He was appointed bishop to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Satna on 26 February 1977 and ordained bishop on 30 April 1977. He retired from the diocese on 18 December 1999.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Mar Abraham Mattam passes away. The New Indian Express. 17 April 2019. 16 August 2020.