Overview
- Church officials said he died at 2:50 p.m. at age 94.
- He served as the first bishop of Mananthavady, later led Thamarassery, and was Archbishop of Thrissur from 1997 to 2007.
- Educated in Rome and ordained in 1956, he earned a doctorate in Canon Law.
- He founded the Congregation of the Christudasi Sisters in 1977 and launched development initiatives for migrant Christian communities in Wayanad.
- The Mary Matha Major Seminary in Mulayam is cited as part of his legacy, and public figures including Kerala opposition leader V. D. Satheesan offered condolences.