Varghese Chakkalakal
Varghese Chakkalakal (born February 7, 1953 in Malapallipuram , Kerala , India ) is Bishop of Calicut and Apostolic Administrator of Kannur .
Life
Varghese Chakkalakal was ordained a priest on April 2, 1981 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Kannur on November 5, 1998. He was ordained episcopate on February 7, 1999 by the Archbishop of Verapoly , Daniel Acharuparambil OCD ; Co- consecrators were Francis Kallarakal , Bishop of Kottapuram , and Maxwell Valentine Noronha , Bishop of Calicut.
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on May 15, 2012 Bishop of Calicut and Apostolic Administrator of Kannur.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Kannur 1998–2012 |
Alex Joseph Vadakumthala |
| Joseph Kalathiparambil |
Bishop of Calicut since 2012 |
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| SURNAME | Chakkalakal, Varghese |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian clergyman, bishop of Calicut and diocesan administrator of Kannur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th February 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Malapallipuram |