Augustine John Ukken

Augustine John Ukken was a Syrian Catholic (Syro-Malabar Catholic) priest from the Indian state of Kerala in Thrissur and the founder of the Congregation of Sisters of Charity (CSC).

Augustine John Ukken was born in Parappur in Thrissur district on 19 December 1880 as the second son of Punnaparambil Ukken Anthappanand Chalakal Annamma. He was ordained priest on 21 December 1907, by Dr Clements Pagany, the Canty Bishop. On 21 November 1944, he founded Congregation of the Sisters of Charity with the approval of George Alapatt, Metropolitan Archbishop of Thrissur. He died on 13 October 1956, at Chowannur in Thrissur district.

He worked as the Assistant Manager of the St. Thomas College, Thrissur from 1908–1909 and later became the Manager of the St. Thomas College, Thrissur from 1921- 1925. He was the Rector of Minor Seminary, Thrissur from 1910–1917 and the Secretary to Mar John Menachery, Archbishop of Thrissur, from 1913–1917. Augustine also worked as parish priest in Kottapady, Lourdes Cathedral, Kandassankadavu, Mattom, Chowannur, Chiralayam, Palayur, Arthat, Anjoor, Cheroor (Parish Founder), Eyyal, Orumanayoor, Guruvayoor, Parempadam, Vadanappilly, Vellarakad parishes.

His canonization process was started on 30 November 2007 and was declared as Servant of God by Metropolitan Archbishop of Thrissur Mar Andrews Thazhath at the Our Lady of Lourdes Metropolitan Cathedral on 24 August 2008. On 31 August 2008, the archdiocese erected the Archdiocesan Tribunal.