George Alencherry
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 80 |
| Date of birth | April 19,1945 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Thuruthy |
| India | |
| Ordination | November 19, 1972 |
| Predecessor | Post established |
| Consecration | February 2, 1997 |
| Parents | Mary Alencherry |
| Philipose Alencherry | |
| Appoint | 11 November 1996 |
| Dioces | Thuckalay |
| Provinc | Changanacherry |
| Successor | George Rajendran |
| Education | Catholic University of Paris |
| Successors | George Rajendran |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1374919 |
George Alencherry Life story
George Alencherry is the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and also a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was elected by the Holy Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church in 2011 to succeed Varkey Vithayathil. He was created a cardinal on 18 February 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI.