Raphael Thattil is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church and as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly since January 2024.
Thattil was appointed and installed as the auxiliary bishop of Thrissur in 2010. In 2013, Pope Francis appointed him as the visitor for all members of the Syro-Malabar Church in India outside their territory. He served in these roles until he was appointed the first bishop of the newly erected Eparchy of Shamshabad in 2017. In January 2024, he was elected major archbishop by the Holy Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church(2011-2023).
He was born in Trichur, Kerala on 21 April 1956 in a family that is a member of the Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours. In 1971. He began his priestly formation at the St. Mary's Minor Seminary in Trichur and completed his studies at the St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary (Paurastya Vidyapitam). In December 1980, he was ordained priest for the Archdiocese of Thrissur. He was sent for further studies at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome for a doctorate in Oriental Canon Law.
In January 2010, Raphael Thattil was elected by the Synod of Bishops to serve as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur and was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI. He was ordained a bishop in April 2010 at the Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours by Trichur Archbishop Andrews Thazhath. (Collected from public domain)
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