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{{Infobox Christian leader<br />
| type = Auxiliary Bishop<br />
| honorific-prefix = [[His Grace]], [[The Most Reverend]]<br />
| name = Mar Raphael Thattil<br />
| honorific-suffix = <br />
| title = Bishop of [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Shamshabad]]<br />
| image =Thattill.jpg<br />
| caption = Bishop Mar Raphael Thattil<br />
| province = <br />
| diocese = [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Shamshabad|Shamshabad]]<br />
| see = See of Shamshabad<br />
| enthroned = 7 January 2018<br />
| ended = <br />
| predecessor = <br />
| successor = <br />
| ordination = 21 December 1980<br>by [[Joseph Kundukulam|Mar Joseph Kundukulam]]<br />
| consecration = <br />
| cardinal = <br />
| rank = Bishop<br />
| other_post = <br />
| birth_name = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1956|4|21}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]<br />
| previous_post = {{unbulleted list|[[Rector (academia)|Rector]] of [[Mary Matha Major Seminary]], [[Thrissur]]}}<br />
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| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| religion = [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]]<br />
| residence = Bishop’s House, C/o St. Mary's Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Balapur, R. R. District, [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India<br />
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| alma_mater = [[Pontifical Oriental Institute]] (DCanL)<br />
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'''Mar Raphael Thattil''' is an Indian Catholic prelate of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church|Syro-Malabar Church]]. He has been a bishop since 2010 and the first bishop of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Shamshabad|Eparchy (Diocese) of Shamshabad]] since 2018. The Diocese of Shamshabad is headquartered in [[Telangana]] and has jurisdiction over Syro-Malabar Catholics in Telangana, [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[North India]], [[Central India]], and [[Northeast India]]. As per [[Pope Francis]]'s October 2017 letter, through the creation of the Shamshabad Diocese, ‘all India jurisdiction’ of the Syro-Malabar Church has been restored.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2018-01/syro-malabar-india-new-shamshabad-diocese-pope-.html|title=Syro-Malabar Catholic Church inaugurates Shamshabad Diocese|website=Vatican News |access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Thattil was born in Thrissur on 21 April 1956. He did his schooling at St Thomas College High School, Thrissur, and joined St Mary’s Minor Seminary, Thope on 4 July 1971. He did his ecclesiastical studies in St Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor, and he was ordained priest by Mar [[Joseph Kundukulam]] on 21 December 1980.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Thattil was first appointed as the Assistant Vicar of [[Aranattukara]] and later as Father Prefect of minor seminary. He was then sent to [[Pontifical Oriental Institute]], [[Rome]] for doing his [[Bachelor of Theology]] and [[Doctor of Canon Law]]. After coming back from Rome, he was appointed as the Director of Catechism. In 1998 he was appointed as the first Rector of the [[Mary Matha Major Seminary]]. On 15 January 2010 he was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur and Titular Bishop of Buruni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/bishop.php?id=44 |title=Mar Raphael Thattil |publisher=Syro-Malabar Church Internet Mission |accessdate=2 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://marathakarachurch.com/node/471 |title=Our Auxiliary Bishop Mar Raphael Thattil |publisher= Marathakara Church |accessdate=2 June 2012}}</ref><br />
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[[Pope Francis]] appointed Bishop Raphael Thattil to the office of the Apostolic Visitor for the Syro-Malabar [[Faithful (Catholicism)|faithful]] in India residing outside the proper territory of the Major Archiepiscopal Church. He was the first rector of the [[Mary Matha Major Seminary]], [[Thrissur]].<br />
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Pope Francis named him the first Bishop of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Shamshabad]] on 10 October 2017<ref>{{cite press release | publisher=Holy See Press Office| accessdate=9 January 2018| date=10 October 2017| url= http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2017/10/10/171010d.html | title= Provisions for the Syro-Malabar Church, 10.10.2017}}</ref> and he was installed on 7 January 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kerala church gets back all-India jurisdiction with Shamshabad diocese| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-church-gets-back-all-india-jurisdiction-with-shamshabad-diocese-5015260/|accessdate=10 January 2018|work=Indian Express|date=7 January 2018}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2017/10/10/171010d.html Vatican biography]<br />
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