Palliveettil Chandy

PersonChristianity
Indian Catholic archbishop and native Indian bishop
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Indian Catholic archbishop and native Indian bishop
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Palliveettil Chandy, also called Parampil Chandy and Alexandre de Campo in Portuguese, was an Indian Catholic prelate. He served as Archbishop of Cranganore from 1663 until his death in 1687 and was the first known native Indian bishop. After the Coonan Cross Oath, he led the East Syriac Paḻayakūṟ faction, which returned to communion with the Holy See and later became known as the Syro-Malabar Church.
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