Joseph Kalathiparambil

Bishop Joseph Kalathiparambil

Joseph Kalathiparambil (born October 6, 1952 in Vaduthala near Kochi ) is an Indian clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Verapoly .

Life

Archbishop Joseph Kelanthara ordained him on March 13, 1978 as a priest of the Archdiocese of Verapoly .

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Calicut on April 19, 2002 . The Archbishop of Verapoly, Daniel Acharuparambil OCD , donated him episcopal ordination on May 19 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Maxwell Valentine Noronha , Former Bishop of Calicut, India, and Varghese Chakkalakal , Bishop of Kannur .

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on February 22, 2011 as secretary of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care for Migrants and People on the Move . In this capacity he was called on March 5, 2012 to be a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples .

On October 31, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Verapoly. The inauguration took place on December 18 of the same year.

Web links

• Entry on Joseph Kalathiparambil on catholic-hierarchy.org
• Article about Joseph Kalathiparambil at The Hindu (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Press Office of the Holy See : Announcement No. 0133 of March 5, 2012 (PDF) (Appointments and Removals) (Italian).
2. ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Verapoly (India) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 31, 2016, accessed October 31, 2016 (Italian). 

predecessor	Office	successor
Francis Kallarakal	Archbishop of Verapoly since 2016	---
Agostino Marchetto	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and People on the Move 2011–2016	Dissolution of the council
Maxwell Valentine Noronha	Bishop of Calicut 2002–2011	Varghese Chakkalakal