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Bishop Mar Jose Porunnedom was
born at Vettimattam in the district
of Iddukki on March13, 1956. He had
his seminary studies at St. Joseph’s
Minor Seminary Tellichery, St.
Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary, Aluva
and at the Pontifical Urbanian
University, Rome. He was ordained
priest on December 22, 1982 in his
parish at Malom, in the Archdiocese
of Tellichery. After ordination he
served as assistant parish priest at
Kottiyoor, as Vicar at Santhigiri,
Secretary to Bishop Jacob Thoomkuzhy,
and Chancellor of the Diocese.
Meanwhile serving as secretary and
Chancellor he served the parishes of
Puthusserikadav and Thrissillery. In
1986 he was sent to Rome where he
obtained a Doctorate in Canon Law
from the Oriental
Institute. After
his return from Rome in 1991, he
took charge of the offices of the
Chancellor of the diocese and of the
Eparchial Judge. In 1992 when the Syro-Malabar Church was raised to
the status of a Major Archiepiscopal
Church, Archbishop Abraham Kattumana,
the special delegate of the Pope,
appointed him as the Chancellor of
the Major Archiepiscopal Curia of
the Syro-Malabar Church. Major
Archbishop Antony Cardinal Padiara
and Varkay Cardinal Vithayathil
extended his office of the
Chancellor till he was appointed the
third biship of the eparchy of
Manathavady on March 19, 2004. He
was consecrated Bishop and took
charge of the eparchy of Manathavady
on May 15, 2004, His Motto is “Not
to be served but to serve”. |
