Philippos Stephanos Thottathil

Philippos Mar Stephanos (born 9 May 1952) is an Indian Bishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. He is the second and current bishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada, having previously served as Auxiliary Eparch for the Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla (2010-2017) .

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Philipose Mar Stephanos Thottathil
Eparch of St. Mary, Queen of Peace
Church	Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Diocese	Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada
Appointed	5 August 2017
Installed	28 October 2017
Predecessor	Thomas Mar Eusebius
Orders
Ordination	27 April 1979 by Isaac Youhanon Koottaplakil
Consecration	13 March 2010 by Baselios Cleemis, Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal, and Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor
Personal details
Born	9 May 1952 Ranni, India
Motto	Thy Kingdom Come

Styles of Philipose Mar Stephanos Thottathil
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Excellency
Religious style	Eparch

Biography

On 27 April 1979, Stephanos Thottathil was ordained to the priesthood. Pope Francis appointed Stephanos Thottathil eparch for the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada on 5 August 2017.[1][2] On 28 October 2017, Stephanos Thottathil was installed as eparch.

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

1. "New Bishop of Syro-Malankara Eparchy of St. Mary Queen of Peace of the U.S. and Canada is Named; First Bishop of New Eparchy in Parassala, India also Named". Retrieved 5 August 2017.
2. "Resignations and Appointments". Retrieved 5 August 2017.

External links

• Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada Official Site