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Former Vicars Apostolic

1. Bishop Joseph of S. Maria de Sebastiani, OCD., consecrated on 15th of December, 1659 Bishop of Hieropolis in Isauria took charge as first Vic. Ap. of Malabar in May 1661; but was obliged to leave India on the Dutch conquest of Cochin in 1663.

2. Bishop Alexander de Campo consecrated on the 31st of January 1663, at Kaduthuruthi by Msgr. Joseph, with the title of Bishop Megara in Achala. He was a native priest of Karuvilangad, his real name being Parambil Chandy; died about 1678.

3. Bishop Raphael de Figueredo, Salgrado, elected Bishop of Adsrumetum in Africa and Co-Adjutor to the Bishop A. de Campo, was consecrated in 1677, and died on the 12th of October 1695 and was buried in Thekkanpallipuram.

4. Bishop Custodius de Pinho nominated Vicar Apostolic, but died before he could assume office.

5. Bishop Angelo Francis of St. Teresa, OCD nominated Vicar Ap. of Malabar, was consecrated on 22nd of May 1701 confirmed Vicar Ap. of the Diocese of Cranganore and Cochin on 13th of March 1709 and died on 17th of October 1712 at Verapoly.

6. Bishop John Baptist Multedi of St. Teresa, O.C.D., was consecrated Vicar Ap. of Verapoly on 14th of April 1714 at Curwar arrived in 1718; died on 16th of April 1750 at Verapoly.

7.Bishop Florence of Jesus of Nazareth, O.C.D., was consecrated on 20th of April 1747, succeeded in 1750 and died on 2nd of July 1773 at Verapoly.

8. Bishop Francis de Sales a Mater Dolorosa, O.C.D. was consecrated Vic. Ap. of Verapoly at Paris, arrived at Verapoly on 13th of October 1775, left in 1780 and died in 1787.

9.Fr. John Mary of St. Thomas O.C.D., who was nominated Vicar Ap. of Verapoly in 1780, died at Madras before his consecration.

10. Bishop Aloysius Mary of Jesus, O.C.D., who was nominated in March 1784, consecrated Vicar Ap. of Verapoly on 25th of September 1785 at Pondicherry, arrived at verapoly on 10th of February 1786, and died at Verapoly in 1802.

11. Bishop Raymond of Joseph O.C.D. who was nominated Vicar Ap. of Verapoly in 1803, and consecrated at Bombay in 1808, died on 7th of July 1816 at Verapoly.

12. Bishop Miles Pendargast, O.C.D. who was consecrated in Rome, Vicar Apostolic of Verapoly in 1819, resigned in 1828

13. Bishop Maurelius Stabiline, who was Vicar Apostolic of Verapoly in 1828 resigned in 1831.

14. Bishop Francis Xavier Pescetto of St. Anne, O.C.D., who was consecrated on 4th of December 1831 at Bombay, died on December 7, 1844 at Verapoly.

15. Archbishop Loudovico Martini of St. Teresa, O.C.D., who was consecrated Co-adjutor in 1839 at Verapoly, succeeded in 1844, resigned in 1859

16. The Most Rev. Bernardine Baccenelli of St. Teresa, O.C.D., Archbishop of Pharsalia in Thessaly and Vic. Ap. of Verapoly, was consecrated in 1847 Co-adjutor, and succeeded as Administrator Apostolic in 1853 and Vicar Apostolic of Verapoly in 1859, died at Verapoly on September 5, 1868.

 

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