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{{Infobox Christian leader<br />
| type = Bishop<br />
| honorific_prefix = His Lordship<br />
| name = Rt. Rev. Dr. Paul Antony Mullassery<br />
| title = Bishop of Quilon<br />
| image = Paul Antony Mullassery.jpeg<br />
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| caption = Bishop Paul Antony Mullassery 2020<br />
| church = Catholic Church<br />
| diocese = Quilon<br />
| predecessor = [[Stanley Roman|Rt. Rev. Dr. Stanley Roman]]<br />
| consecrated_by = [[Stanley Roman|Rt. Rev. Dr. Stanley Roman]]<br />
| consecration = 03 June 2018<br />
| motto = Progress and Joy in Faith<br />
| residence = Bishop's House, Thangasseri, Kollam<br />
| alma_mater = [[Pontifical Urban University]], [[Rome]]<br />
| ordained_by = [[Joseph Gabriel Fernandez|Rt. Rev. Dr. Joseph Gabriel Fernandez]]<br />
| education = Doctorate in [[Canon Law]]<br />
| profession = <br />
| previous_post = [[Vicar General]]<br/>[[Episcopal Vicar]]<br/>[[Judicial Vicar]]<br />
| appointed = 18 April 2018<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| ordination = 22 December 1984<br />
| birth_place = Kaithakody, Kollam<br />
| other_post = Chairman - [[KCBC|KCBC Family and Pro-life Commission]]<br/>Vice Chairman - [[KCBC|KCBC Laity Commission]]<br/>Vice Chairman - [[KCBC|KCBC Education Commission]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|01|15|df=y}}<br />
| enthroned = <br />
| feast_day = 15 January<br />
}}<br />
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'''Paul Antony Mullassery''' (born 15 January 1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-mullassery/890|title=Bishop Paul Anthony Mullassery|website=UCANews|accessdate=9 July 2018}}</ref>) is the 14th Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon]]. His Lordship also served as Judicial Vicar since 2013 and the Vicar General of the Diocese since 2017 as well as the Judicial Vicar of the Diocese. He was ordained as the Bishop on 3 June 2018 at [[Fatima Mata National College]] ground with many Bishops attending the function. He would be a celebrant in the mass on 24 February 2019 which would mark the start of the canonization process of Bishop Jerome. M. Fernandez.<br />
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== Early life and education==<br />
His Lordship Bishop Mullassery was born in Kaithakkodi in [[Kanjiracodu]] on 15 January 1960,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/190418/paul-antony-mullassery-appointed-kollam-bishop.html|title=Paul Antony Mullassery appointed kollam bishop|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=19 April 2018}}</ref> to Margareta and Anthony Gabriel. He completed his primary education in Kanjirakode at St. Margaret LP school, and high school in [[Trinity Lyceum School, Kollam]]. He joined St. Raphael minor seminary, Kollam in 1969 and studied philosophy and theology in Saint Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary, Alwaye, graduating in 1978. He completed his doctorate in canon law from the [[Pontifical Urban University|Pontifical Urbaniana University, Rome]]. He was ordained a priest on 22 December 1984 for the diocese of Quilon.<ref name=VaticanPR>{{cite press release|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2018/04/18/180418b.html|title=Resignations and Appointments, 18.04.2018|publisher=Holy See Press Office|date=18 April 2018}}</ref><br />
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