Dear Comrades,
KOCHI: The postal department is set to honour the memory of Cardinal Joseph Parecattil, the first cardinal from Kerala. On the occasion of his birth centenary, the department will release a special postal cover on Tuesday.
It is the first time that the postal department is bringing out a cover in honour of a cardinal in Kerala. Union minister K V Thomas will inaugurate the function at Major Archbishop's House at 3 pm and will release the cover.
Shoba Koshy, chief post-master general of Kerala circle, will present the special cover. Mar George Cardinal Alencherry will preside over the function.
Born in Kidangoor in 1912, Parecattil was the third archbishop of Ernakulam Archdiocese. Later he became the first cardinal of Kerala and the second in India.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Indian-Post-to-honour-Cardinal-Parecattil/articleshow/12512850.cms
