Mar Adolph Medlycott was the first Bishop of the Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Thrissur. He was born at Chittagong on 15 May 1838. Medlycott spent his last days in Bangalore where he died on 4 May 1918. His remains were later reinterred, first in the Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours in 1945.[1] [2]


Mar Adolph Medlycott
First Vicar Apostolic of Thrissur
ProvinceCochin
DioceseApostolic Vicariate of Trichur
SeeTricomia
Term ended1896
SuccessorMar John Menachery
Other post(s)Founder, St. Thomas College, Thrissur
Orders
Ordination17 March 1861
Consecration13 September 1887
RankBishop
Personal details
Born(1838-05-15)15 May 1838
Died4 May 1918(1918-05-04) (aged 79)
BuriedOur Lady of Lourdes Metropolitan Cathedral, Thrissur
NationalityIndian
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
ParentsAdolphus Edwin Medlycott and Annette
OccupationPriesthood
Alma materCongregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

Books

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  • India and the Apostle Thomas: An Inquiry, with a Critical Analysis of the Acta Thomae by A. E. Medlycott; Published 1905 by David Nutt. Reprinted unabridged in the Indian Church History Classics, Vol.I, Ed. G. Menachery, Ollur, 1998.
  • Saint Thomas Christians, A. E. Medlycott (1912), Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church, Robert Appleton Company. Volume 14, pp 678 – 688 [2]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Trichur Archdiocese, Kerala, India". Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  2. ^ a b "Adolphus E. Medlycott". David C. Kandathil. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
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