Thomas Naickamparampil
Thomas Eusebios Naickamparampil (born June 6, 1961 in Mylapra , India ) is an Indian clergyman and bishop of Parassala .
Life
Thomas Naickamparampil received on 29 December in 1986 by the Syro-Malankara Catholic Archbishop of archeparchy Trivandrum , Benedict Varghese Gregorios Thangalathil OIC , the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On July 14, 2010 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . the titular bishop of Lares and ordered him to Syro-Malankara Catholic Exarch of the United States. At the same time he was appointed Ordinary Apostolic Visitator to the Syro-Malankan congregations in Canada and Europe. The Syro-Malankara Catholic Grand Archbishop of Trivandrum, Isaac Cleemis Thottunkal , donated him episcopal ordination on September 21 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Battery , Joseph Thomas Konnath , and the Bishop of Mavelikara , Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil . The inauguration took place on October 3, 2010.
With the elevation of the exarchate to the eparchy of St. Mary Queen of Peace of the United States and Canada , he became their first diocesan bishop.
On August 5, 2017, Pope Francis confirmed his election as the first bishop of the Parassala eparchy, which was established on the same date .
Web links
- Entry on Thomas Naickamparampil on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Official biography on the web portal of his eparchy (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ erezione dell'Eparchia di St. Mary, Queen of Peace, of the United States of America and Canada dei Siro Malankaresi e nomina del primo Vescovo Eparchiale. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , January 4, 2016, accessed January 4, 2016 (Italian).
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| SURNAME | Naickamparampil, Thomas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Naickamparampil, Thomas Eusebios (full name); Naickamparambil, Thomas Eusebios (common variant) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian clergyman, Syro-Malankara Catholic Bishop of Parassala |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mylapra , India |