End of An Era
Metropolitan passed away on July 16, 1877, after being bitten by a rat on July 16, 1877, and was laid to rest at Maramon Palli (church).
Soon after the demise of Mathews Mar Athanasius Metropolitan the Malankara Church was involved in a case for the properties of the Church in Kerala, and the court decided on July 12, 1889, that it belonged to the Patriarch in Antioch.
| Preceded by Cheppad Philipose Mar Dionysius (Mar Thoma XII) |
Metropolitan of the Malankara Church 1842–1877 |
Succeeded by Thomas Mar Athanasius (Mar Thoma XIV) |
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