Bangalore: His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Msgr. George Panamthundil (51), from the Syro Malankara Archdiocese of Trivandrum, as the apostolic nuncio in Kazakhstan, elevating him to the Archbishop of the titular see of Floriana. The appointment was made on 16 June 2023.
He is currently the Chargé d’affaires of the Nunciature in Cyprus. He is the first priest to become the Nuncio of the Syro Malankara Catholic Church.
He was born on 20 May 1972 at Trivandrum. He belongs to the parish of Saint Mary Queen of Peace Basilica, Palayam, Trivandrum. He was ordained a priest on 18 February 1998 for the Syro-Malankara archdiocese of Trivandrum.
He graduated in Eastern Canon Law from Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome. He entered the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See on 1 July 2005, worked in the Apostolic Nunciature in Costa Rica, Guinea, Iraq, Austria, Israel, the Apostolic Delegation in Jerusalem and Palestine, and the Pontifical Representation in Cyprus. His episcopal ordination will be on 9 September 2023.
Bengaluru: The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Thomas Anthonios Valiyavilayil OIC (66) Bishop of the Eparchy of St. John Chrysostom of Gurgaon of the Syro-Malankara, transferring him from the Eparchy of St. Ephrem of Khadki of the Syro-Malankara. This provision was made public on 7 May, 2022. Fr. Antony Kakkanatt…
Bangalore: Most Rev. Jacob Mar Barnabas (60) Bishop of Gurgaon Syro Malankara Eparchy passed away on Thursday 26 August, 2021 at 1.30pm at Fortis Hospital New Delhi. He was undergoing post Covid treatment. Funeral details are awaited. Bishop Jacob Mar Barnabas was born on 3 December 1960 at Karikulam, Ranni,…
Bangalore: His Holiness Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of His Grace Most Rev. M. Calist Soosa Pakiam (75) from the pastoral care of the Latin Archdiocese of Trivandrum, according to Canon Law 401 § 1, and has appointed Msgr. Thomas J. Netto, (58) of the Clergy of the Latin…
Bengaluru: The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Thomas Anthonios Valiyavilayil OIC (66) Bishop of the Eparchy of St. John Chrysostom of Gurgaon of the Syro-Malankara, transferring him from the Eparchy of St. Ephrem of Khadki of the Syro-Malankara. This provision was made public on 7 May, 2022. Fr. Antony Kakkanatt…
Bangalore: Most Rev. Jacob Mar Barnabas (60) Bishop of Gurgaon Syro Malankara Eparchy passed away on Thursday 26 August, 2021 at 1.30pm at Fortis Hospital New Delhi. He was undergoing post Covid treatment. Funeral details are awaited. Bishop Jacob Mar Barnabas was born on 3 December 1960 at Karikulam, Ranni,…
Bangalore: His Holiness Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of His Grace Most Rev. M. Calist Soosa Pakiam (75) from the pastoral care of the Latin Archdiocese of Trivandrum, according to Canon Law 401 § 1, and has appointed Msgr. Thomas J. Netto, (58) of the Clergy of the Latin…