Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil, C.SS.R., Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India, has died.
He was 83 years old and had served as a priest for 56 years. He had also served as a bishop for 14 and as a cardinal for 10 years.
May he rest in peace.
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