Rev. Fr. Zacharias Kottayil, a Malankara Catholic Bathery diocesan priest, died on 7.6.2011. He was an earlier missionary, well known preacher, and a popular writer of many books. Fr.Zacharias was born on 23.1.1938 in Ranny, Tiruvalla Diocese and was ordained in 1963. He was parish priest of Kadaba, Noojibalthila in Karnataka and in Malabar Karuvarakund, Edakkara, Cherupuzha, Kelakom, Myladumpotty, Palanthadam, Thirumeni, Bathery. He had served as spiritual father in Gurukulam Minor Seminary last 13 years.