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{{Infobox Christian leader<br />
| type = Bishop<br />
| honorific-prefix = His Excellency <br />
| name = Mathew Cheriankunnel<br />
| title = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool|Bishop Emeritus of Kurnool]]<br />
| image = Bishop mathew cheriankunnel pime.jpg<br />
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| church = [[Roman Catholic Church]]<br />
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| diocese =<br />
| see = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool|Catholic Diocese of<br />
Kurnool]]<br />
| term = 1988 - 1991<br />
| predecessor = Joseph Rajappa<br />
| successor = Abraham Aruliah Somavarapa<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1930|9|23}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kadayanicad]]<br />
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'''Mathew Cheriankunnel''' (born 23 September 1930) is the emerit [[bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool]].<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Born on 23 September 1930 in [[Kadayanicad]], [[India]], he was ordained [[priest]] of [[Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions|PIME]] on 28 April 1962. He was appointed the first bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Nalgonda|Nalgonda]] on 31 May 1976, and receiving his episcopal consecration on 3 May 1977, from [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy]]. He was appointed [[coadjutor bishop]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool|Catholic Diocese of Kurnool]] on 22 December 1986, succeeding on 18 January 1988. He left the diocese government on 16 July 1991.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcher.html Profile of Mons. Cheriankunnel] ''www.catholic-hierarchy.org'' {{Self-published source|date=April 2016}}<br />
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