Anthony Mathias Mundadan (1923–2012) was an Indian religious official and church historian associated with the Catholic Church in India. He is remembered primarily for his scholarly contributions to the historiography of Christianity in India, particularly the history of the Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala.
| Name | Anthony Mathias Mundadan |
|---|---|
| Born | 1923 |
| Died | 2012 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Field | Church history; religious office |
| Tradition | Catholic Church in India |
Mundadan worked within the ecclesiastical and academic traditions of the Catholic Church in India. His career spanned much of the twentieth century, a period during which Indian church historiography increasingly engaged with indigenous sources and perspectives, moving beyond accounts framed largely from European missionary viewpoints.
Mundadan is associated with research on the history of Christianity in India, with particular attention to the Saint Thomas Christian community of the Malabar Coast. His writings explored the early and medieval history of these communities, their ecclesial identity, and their interactions with later European missions.
As a historian-priest, Mundadan contributed to the broader effort of documenting Indian Christian heritage from within the Indian context. His work is regarded as part of the foundational scholarship that shaped twentieth-century academic study of Indian church history.