Archbishop Antony Kariyil - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:04:12 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Archbishop Antony Kariyil - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Vatican asks Indian archbishop to resign over liturgical dispute https://cathnews.co.nz/2022/07/28/vatican-asks-indian-archbishop-to-resign-over-liturgical-dispute/ Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:51:08 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=149773 An archbishop of Eastern Rite Syro-Malabar Church has resigned following the Vatican's directions after he was accused of defying the Church's supreme synod in the decades-long liturgical dispute. Archbishop Antony Kariyil, the vicar of the major archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese in southern Kerala state, expressed willingness to resign on July 26, six days after he Read more

Vatican asks Indian archbishop to resign over liturgical dispute... Read more]]> An archbishop of Eastern Rite Syro-Malabar Church has resigned following the Vatican's directions after he was accused of defying the Church's supreme synod in the decades-long liturgical dispute.

Archbishop Antony Kariyil, the vicar of the major archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese in southern Kerala state, expressed willingness to resign on July 26, six days after he was summoned to the Vatican nunciature in New Delhi.

The nuncio issued a letter asking him to immediately tender his resignation, said archdiocesan officials from the eastern rite Syro-Malabar Church.

Archbishop Kariyil initially refused as no valid reason was cited for his resignation. However, officials added that he handed over a letter to the nuncio seeking to apprise Pope Francis about the developments.

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