Mar Podipara Ouseph Placid Malpan also known as Vishuda Placidachan (3 October 1899 – 27 April 1985) was an Indian Syrian Catholic priest and scholar of the St. Thomas Christian community. He was a scholar in East Syriac language and liturgy. A book published on the tenth anniversary of his death calls him one of the greatest ecclesiastical luminaries of the 20th century in India. He was a member of the Syro Malabar Church and was ordained a priest from the Eastern Catholic religious institute of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (C.M.I.). He was also a theologian, liturgist, orator, professor, ecumenist, and author.
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3 October 1899 Mannanam, India
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Died |
27 April 1985 (aged 85) Chethipuzha, India
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Zodiac | Libra |
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