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Bishop Andrew Thazhath was born
at Pudukkad, Trichur on 13th
December 1951. After having
completed school education at
Pudukkad and priestly formation at
St. Mary’s Minor Seminary, Trichur and St. Joseph Pontifical Seminary,
Aluva, he was ordained priest for
the Eparchy of Trichur on 14th March
1977. He holds Bachelor’s Degree in
Theology (B.D.) from Aluva and
Doctor’s Degree in Eastern Canon Law
(DOCL) form the Pontifical Oriental
Institute, Rome. He served the
Eparchy as Asst. Parish Priest,
prefect of the Minor Seminary,
Secretary, Vice-chancellor and
Chancellor of the Eparchial Curia,
Rector of Dolours Basilica and Adj.
Judicial Vicar and Judge of the
Eparchial Tribunal. He was
nominated the Auxiliary Bishop of
the Archeparchy of Trichur and the Titular Bishop
of Aptuca on 19 March 2004 when he
was serving as the president of the
Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal
Ordinary Tribunal of Ernakulam –
Angamaly, the Syncellus of the
Archeparchy, the Working Chairman
and Managing Director of Jeevan
Telecasting Corporation and the
President of the Oriental Canon Law
Society of India.
He was ordained Bishop by H. G. Mar
Jacob Thoomkuzhy on the 01st of May
2004 at Lourde’s Metropolitan
Cathedral Trichur. His Motto is “ To
be with Him and to be sent forth”.
When the resignation from office
submitted by His Grace Mar Jacob
Thoomkuzhy on reaching the age of 75
was accepted by His Beatitude Varkey
Cardinal Vithayathil, the Major
Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar
Church, Mar Andrews Thazhath was
appointed, with the consent of the
Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar
Church held at Kakkanad at the Major
Archiepiscopal Curia at Mount St.
Thomas from 8-12 January 2007, as
the new Metropolitan of the
Archdiocese of Trichur which was was
made public on 22 January 2007. He
was enthroned as the Metropolitan
Archbishop of Trichur on 18 March
2007. |
