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Jose Porunnedom

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Mar

Jose Porunnedom
Bishop of Syro Malabar Eparchy of Manathavady
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseTellicherry
DioceseManathavady
PredecessorEmmanuel Giles Pothanamuzhi
SuccessorIncumbent
Other post(s)Chairman of Syro Malabar Synodal Commission for Institutes of Consecrated Life[1]
Orders
Ordination22 December 1982
Consecration15 May 2004
Personal details
Born(1956-03-13)13 March 1956
Vettimattom, Idukki District, Kerala, India
DenominationSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
ResidenceBishop's House, Mananthavady
MottoNot to be served but to serve

Mar Jose Porunnedom (born 13 March 1956) is a Syro-Malabar Catholic bishop who currently serves as the bishop of Manathavady Diocese. He is the third bishop of Manathavady Diocese.[2][3][4]

Early life and episcopal career

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Jose Porunnedom was born at Vettimattom of Idukki district on 13 March 1956. After completing his studies at St. Joseph's Minor Seminary, Tellicherry, St. Joseph's Pontifical Seminary, Aluva and at the Pontifical Urban University, Rome he was ordained a priest on 22 December 1982. In 1986, he went to Rome and obtained a Doctorate in Canon Law from Pontifical Oriental Institute. On 18 March 2004, Pope John Paul II named him as the Bishop of Mananthavady as a successor of Bishop Emmanuel Giles Pothanamuzhi.[5] He was consecrated on 15 May 2004, and took charge of the diocese.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "SYRO-MALABAR SYNODAL COMMISSIONS". Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ "PROFILE Mar Jose Perunnedom". Manathavady Diocese. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ "MAR JOSE PORUNNEDOM". Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Bishop José Porunnedom". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Oriental Church's New Bishops Said To Be Last Direct Vatican Appointments In Home Territory". UCA News. 23 March 2004. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Bishop Jose Porunnedom | Bishop of Mananthavady Diocese Jose Porunnedom | UCA News". www.ucanews.com. UCAN. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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