Mar Francis Vazhappilly, Late Bishop of Trichur (1921–1942).
Dr. Francis Vazhappilly was born on 18 May 1878 at Puthenvelikara, ordained on 22 December 1906 and was nominated as Titular Bishop of Philadelphia and the Vicar Apostolic of Thrissur in 1921.
He was consecrated on 6 July in the Lourdes Cathedral by the Delegate Apostolic H. E. Dr. Peter Pisani and took charge on the same day.
On 21 December 1923 when the Syro-Malabar Hierarchy was established and Trichur was elevated to the status of a diocese, Dr. Francis Vazhappilly became the first Bishop of Thrissur.
He died on 12 May 1942 and his body was laid to rest in the new Church of Our Lady of Dolours, Thrissur.