▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Tra van core , ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁Bishop ▁and ▁appointed ▁Co adj utor ▁to ▁Bishop ▁Alo ys ius ▁Paz he par amb il , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁succeeded ▁the ▁latter ▁as ▁Vic ar ▁Apost ol ic ▁of ▁Er nak ul am . ▁He ▁became ▁Arch bishop ▁and ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Sy ro - Mal ab ar ▁Church ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁when ▁the ▁Sy ro - Mal ab ar ▁Hier archy ▁was ▁founded , ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁church ▁until ▁his ▁dem ise . ▁ ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁canon isation ▁of ▁the ▁" L ittle ▁F lower ", ▁Th ér èse ▁of ▁Lis ieux ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁also ▁visited ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁know ▁at ▁close ▁qu arters ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁of ▁Christian ▁Brothers ▁during ▁his ▁visit ▁to ▁Ireland ; ▁this ▁inspired ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁of ▁Saint ▁Th ér èse ▁of ▁Lis ieux ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁of ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Naz are th ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Er nak ul am , ▁Tra van core - C och in , ▁aged ▁ 8 1 . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading