Rev. Dr. Alex Tharamangalam is declared to be the New Rector of St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary at Vadavathoor and he will take charge on 10th March as the Rector.The Eparchy of Kalyan wishes him all the best.
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Rev.Dr. Antony Nariculam is Declared as the New Rector of Mangalapuzha Seminary and he will take charge as the Rector on 31st March 2010. The Eparchy of Kalyan wishes him all the best.
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The first curial Bishop Mar Bosco Puthur was ordained on 13th February 2010. An august audience of arond 3000 took part in the ceremony where the Mar Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil was the main celebrant. About 40 bishops from all three churches took part in the function and it was a real a blessed and historical moment of our Church.
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New Appointments of Bishops and New Dioceses of the Syro-Malabar Church
It was announced on 18th January 2010 in Vatican as well as in Kerala.
V. Rev. Msgr Bosco Puthur (First Bishop in the Major Archiepiscopal Curia, Kakkanad)Hailing from Archdiocese of Trichur, Date of Birth: 28-05-1946, Ordination: 27-03-1971, Presently working as the Rector of St. Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary, Aluva.
V. Rev. Msgr. George Njaralakkat (First Bishop of Mandaya, bifurcated from the diocese of Mananthawady), Hailing from diocese of Manathawady, Date of Birth: 23-06-1946
Ordination: 20-12-1971, Presently serves as the Proto Syncellus of Bhadravathi.
V. Rev. Msgr. Raphael Thattil (Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Trichur), Hailing from Archdiocese of Trichur, Date of Birth: 21-04-1956, Ordination: 21-12-1980, Presently working as Protosyncellus of the Trichur.
V. Rev. Dr. Remegius Inchananiyil (Bishop of Thamarassery), Hailing from diocese of Thamarassery, Date of Birth: 26-07-1961, Ordination: 26-12-1987, Presently working as the Chancellor of Thamarassery Diocese.
V. Rev. Dr. Pauly Kannukadan (Sr) (Bishop of Irinjalakuda), Hailing from diocese of Irinjalakuda
Date of Birth: 14-02-1961, Ordination: 28-12-1985, Presently working as the Director of Liturgical Research Centre, Kakkanad.
V. Rev. Dr. Paul Alappatt (Jr) (First Bishop of Ramanadhapuram, bifurcated from Palghat), Hailing from Archdiocese of Trichur, Date of Birth: 21-04-1962, Ordination: 27-12-1987
Presently working as the Rector of St. Mary’s Minor Seminary, Trichur.
