• Source: Kathanar

      • Kathanar (Malayalam: കത്തനാർ) is an ancient Nasrani Mappila term in Malayalam that means priest. The term is still in colloquial usage, although not in regular formal use. It was anglicized in archaic English texts as Cattanar or Kattanar, especially during 19th century CE or earlier.
      Due to the widespread usage of English terminology such as Father, Reverend, Vicar or the Malayalam word Achen (Malayalam: അച്ചന്‍) or the Syriac word Kasseessa (Malayalam: കശ്ശീശ്ശ), it mostly fell out of usage in contemporary formal contexts, but recently found a revival among Nasrani Mappilas.


      Notable Kathanars


      Kadavil Chandy Kathanar
      Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar
      Kadamattathu Kathanar
      Nidhiry Mani Kathanar
      Payyappilly Varghese Kathanar
      Rev. George Mathan a.k.a. Geevarghese Kathanar
      Anchal Achan a.k.a. Younan Kathanar
      Iype Thoma Kathanar aka Kovoor Achen
      Dethose Kathanar, who later became Titus I Mar Thoma Metropolitan
      Anjilimoottil Itty Thommen Kathanar
      Malpan Malpane Koonammakkal Thoma Kathanar


      See also


      Ecclesiastical Address
      Kalliyankattu neeli


      References

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