New Archbishop of Tellicherry: Bishop George Njaralakatt of Mandya. Pope Francis on Friday approved the appointment of a new archbishop to the Archdiocese of Tellicherry of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. The synod of the eastern-rite Church, headed by Cardinal George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of ‎Emakulam-Angamaly, Kerala, voted to transfer Bishop George Njaralakatt of Mandya, in Karnataka state, to Tellicherry as archbishop.