Archbishop Kuriakose Kunnacherry retired and
Archbishop Mathew Moolakkattu, O.S.B. succeeded him as Archbishop of
Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India. Archbishop Kunnacherry has been serving as a bishop for 38 years and as a priest for 50 years. Archbishop Moolakkattu had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.