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Mar James Pazhayattil was born
at puthenchira on July 26th, 1934.
After the matriculation at his
native village he joined St. Mary's Minor
Seminary at Thope, Thrissur in the
year 1952. He had his Major Seminary
studies in Kandy and Poona, and
distinguished himself with high
ranks at the Licentiate level both
in Philosophy and Theology. He was ordained priest by His Eminence
Valerian Cardinal Gracias on October
3rd 1961. Then he secured his master
degree in English literature from
St. Thomas College Thrissur. While
he was working as a lecturer in the
St. Thomas College and hostel warden
in the same college he was nominated
the first bishop of the new eparchy
of Irinjalakuda on June 22, 1978. He
received his Episcopal Ordination
from His Eminence Joseph Cardinal
Parecattil on September 10, 1978 at Irinjalakuda and took charge of
the eparchy on the same day. From June 7, 1995
January 18, 1997, he was the Assistant to the Major Archbishop.
At Present he is a substitute member
in the permanent synod of the Syro-Malabr Major Archiepiscopal
Church and chairman of the new
commission for clergy and Institutes
of Consecrated Life. |
