Joseph Kollamparambil (bishop, born 1955)

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Mar

Joseph Kollamparambil
Auxilary of Shamshabad
ChurchSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
DioceseSyro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Shamshabad
Appointed25 August 2022
Orders
Ordination18th December 1981
by Joseph Powathil
Consecration9 October 2022
by George Alencherry, Joseph Perumthottam, and Raphael Thattil
Personal details
Born (1955-09-22) 22 September 1955 (age 68)
Pala, Kerala

Mar Joseph Kollamparambil (born 22 September 1955) is an Indian-born bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in the India. He is currently one of the Auxiliary Bishops of Eparchy of Shamshabad.

Biography[edit]

Early life and studies[edit]

Kollamparambil was born on 22 September 1955 in Pala, Kerala. He began his priestly formation at Paurastya Vidyapitham in Vadavathoor and then Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kunnoth. He was then ordained to the ministry to December 18, 1981. After his ordination, he continued his studies gaining a Master of Arts degree from St. Thomas College and then a Doctorate in political science from Mahatma Gandhi University [1]

Ministry[edit]

Mar Joseph served in the Palai Pastoral Institute as its Director. He then went back to his former alma mater St. Thomas College to serve as a professor before serving as Christ Raj Hostel and St. Thomas College of Teacher Education's Director. In 2003, He was appointed by Joseph Kallarangatt as the Dean of St. George College, Aruvithura and served in that role till 2011. He served as an Eparchial Consultor alongside that role.[2]

Serving in the Curia[edit]

After his term as the Aruvithura College Dean ended, He served as Eparchial Consultor and member of the Council for Economic Affairs, before being appointed by Bishop Kallarangatt as the Syncellus of the Eparchy. In 2019, He was invited by Raphael Thattil to serve as the Vicar general of the newly erected Eparchy of Shamshabad.[3]

Auxiliary Of Shamshabad[edit]

On August 25, 2022, Pope Francis announced and approved of the election of Kollamparambil as one of the two auxiliary bishops for Shamshabad along with Thomas Padiyath by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Synod. He was consecrated on October 9, 2022, by Cardinal George Alencherry.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Eparchy of Shamshabad". www.shamshabaddiocese.org. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  2. ↑ ccbi. "Syro Malabar Church Appoints Three New Auxiliary Bishops". CCBI. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  3. ↑ "Three new auxiliary bishops in Syro-Malabar Church". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  4. ↑ "Three new auxiliary bishops in Syro-Malabar Church". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-07-11.


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