Antony Prince Panengaden

Antony Panengaden (born 13 March 1976) is an Indian Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church who currently serves as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Archeparchy of Shamshabad.

On 30 August 2024, Raphael Thattil appointed Panengaden to succeed him as the Bishop of Shamshabad. In 28 August 2025, with the unanimous decision of the Episcopal synod of the Syro-Malabar Church and the prior consent from Pope Leo XIV, the Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil erected the Ecclesiastical province of Shamshabad, with Shamshabad as its Metropolitan See and appointed Mar Antony Panengaden as its first Metropolitan Archbishop.

Early life and priestly ministry Panengaden was born in Thrissur district of the Archeparchy of Thrissur and after graduation of the school education, joined the religious congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, but in a short time left the religious life and was ordained as a priest on 25 April 2007 for the Eparchy of Adilabad,

Bishop of Adilabad On 6 August 2015, he was appointed by the Pope Francis as the second eparchial bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad. On 29 October 2015, he was consecrated as bishop by Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry and other hierarchs of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.

Bishop of Shamshabad On 30 August 2024, during the Third Session of the 32nd Synod of Bishops, Antony Prince Panengaden was elected as the bishop of Shamshabad, which was made vacant after the election of Raphael Thattil as the major archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly.

On November 10, 2024, he was consecrated as Bishop of Shamshabad by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and other hierarchs of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church on the grounds of the Eparchial Curia St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Konda Nagar.