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'''Kathanar''' ({{lang-ml|കത്തനാർ}}) is an ancient [[Saint Thomas Christian|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.<br />
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Due to the widespread usage of [[English language|English]] terminology such as [[Ecclesiastical address|Father]], [[Reverend]], [[Vicar]] or the Malayalam word ''Achen'' ({{lang-ml|അച്ചന്}}) or the [[Syriac language|Syriac]] word [[Kasseessa]] ({{lang-ml|കശ്ശീശ്ശ}}), it mostly fell out of usage in contemporary formal contexts, but recently found a revival among Nasrani Mappilas.<br />
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==Notable Kathanars==<br />
* [[Kadavil Chandy Kathanar]]<br />
* [[Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar]]<br />
* [[Kadamattathu Kathanar]]<br />
* [[Nidhiry Mani Kathanar]]<br />
* [[Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly|Payyappilly Varghese Kathanar]]<br />
* [[George Mathan|Rev. George Mathan]] a.k.a. Geevarghese Kathanar<br />
* [[Anchal Achan]] a.k.a. Younan Kathanar<br />
* [[Iype Thoma Kathanar]] aka Kovoor Achen<ref name="nalloorlib_kovoor">{{Cite news|url=https://nalloorlibrary.com/2014/11/27/pages-from-history-2nd-december-1842-birth-of-iype-thoma-kathanar-kovoor-achen/|title=Pages from History: 2nd December, 1842 – Birth of Iype Thoma Kathanar (Kovoor Achen)|date=2014-11-27|work=Nalloor Library|access-date=2017-12-01|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
* [[Titus I Mar Thoma|Dethose Kathanar]], who later became Titus I Mar Thoma Metropolitan<br />
* [[Anjilimoottil Itty Thommen Kathanar]]<br />
* [[Thomas Koonammakkal|Malpan Malpane Koonammakkal Thoma Kathanar]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Ecclesiastical Address]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Christian priests]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam terms]]<br />
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