George Njaralakatt

Mar George Njaralakatt (Classical Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ‎) (born 23 July 1946) is a Syro-Malabar Catholic Archbishop. He is currently serving as the archbishop of Archdiocese of Tellicherry.[1]

Mar George Njaralakatt
Archbishop of Archdiocese of Tellicherry
DioceseArchdiocese of Tellicherry
SeeSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
PredecessorArchbishop George Valiamattam
Orders
Ordination30 October 2014
Consecration7 April 2010
Personal details
Born (1946-06-23) 23 June 1946
Kalayanthani, Thodupuzha Taluk, Idukki District, Kerala, India
NationalityIndia
DenominationSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
ResidenceBishop's House, Tellicherry

Early life

Bishop Mar George Njaralakatt was born to Varkey (Late) and Mary (Late) Njaralakatt on 23 June 1946 at Kalayanthani in Thodupuzha Taluk in Idukki District. His LP School studies were at St. Josephs School, Arakuzha and he completed UP at St. Marys High School near Muvattupuzha. His family migrated to Malabar in 1960 and settled in Nadavayal, Wayanad, where he completed high school studies at St. Thomas High School, Nadavayal. He achieved a BA degree at Mysore University.[2][3][4]

Ordination

After completing college studies he joined St. Joseph's Minor Seminary Thalasserry in 1963. He was ordained priest on 20 December 1971 at Thalassery by Mar Sebastian Valloppilly. He served as the vicar general of Bhadravathi diocese from 2007 to 2010. On 18 January 2010, he was appointed the Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Mandya, in Karnataka and was consecrated on 7 April 2010 at Infant Jesus Cathedral Church at Hinkal, Mysore. On 30 October 2014, he was raised as the Archbishop of Archdiocese of Tellicherry at St. Joseph's Cathedral, Tellicherry.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

References
  1. India, Press Trust of (30 October 2014). "George Njaralakatt as Archbishop". Business Standard India. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  2. "Early life of Bishop George". Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. "Early life of Bishop George". Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  4. "Early life of Bishop George". Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  5. "Ordination details". Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  6. "George Njaralakatt appointed as Mandya Bishop". Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  7. "Appointed as Bishop of Mandya". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  8. "Details about Bishop". Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  9. "Archbishop Mar George Njaralakatt Biography". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  10. "Pope approves appointment of Archbishop of Tellicherry". Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  11. "Pope approves new archbishop". Retrieved 13 February 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.