Varkey Vithayathil

Mar Varkey Vithayathil
Head of Syro-Malabar Church
Diocese	Ernakulam-Angamaly
See	Ernakulam-Angamaly
Predecessor	Antony Padiyara
Successor	George Alencherry
Other post(s)	Apostolic Administrator of the Benedictine Monastery in Bangalore (1990–1996) Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme
Orders
Ordination	12 June 1954
Consecration	17 January 1997
Created cardinal	21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme
Personal details
Born	(1927-05-29)29 May 1927 North Parur, Travancore
Died	1 April 2011(2011-04-01) (aged 83) Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Denomination	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Parents	Mr. Joseph Vithayathil Mrs. Thresiamma Manadan

Varkey Vithayathil CSsR (29 May 1927 – 1 April 2011) was an Indian cardinal who served as the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly from 1999 to 2011. He was also a religious priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer.^[1]