Joseph Kalathiparambil
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His Grace, The Most Reverend Joseph Kalathiparambil |
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| Archbishop of Verapoly | |
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| Province | Verapoly |
| Diocese | Verapoly |
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Archdiocese of Verapoly Latin: Archidioecesis Verapolitanus |
| Appointed | October 31, 2016 |
| Installed | December 18, 2016 |
| Predecessor | Francis Kallarakal |
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| Ordination | March 13, 1978 by Archbishop Joseph Kelanthara |
| Consecration | May 19, 2002 by Archbishop Daniel Acharuparambil |
| Rank | Archbishop |
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October 6, 1952 Vaduthala, Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Motto | "Super Omnia Caritas" ("Love is the greatest of all") |
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Styles of Joseph Kalathiparambil |
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| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
| Posthumous style | none |
| Ordination history of Joseph Kalathiparambil | |
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Priestly ordination
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| Date of ordination | 13 March 1978 |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Daniel Acharuparambil |
| Co-consecrators | Maxwell Valentine Noronha Varghese Chakkalakal |
| Date of consecration | 19 May 2002 |
| Place of consecration | Mother of God Cathedral, Calicut, Kerala, India |
Joseph Kalathiparambil (born October 6, 1952) is the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly. He was formerly the Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants. He also served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut for almost nine years.
Archbishop Kalathiparambil is fluent in speaking and writing Malayalam, English, Italian and Latin.
Bishop Joseph Kalathiparambil was born on October 6, 1952 in Vaduthala, a suburb of the city of Cochin in Kerala, India. Bishop Joseph was ordained a priest on March 13, 1978 by Archbishop Joseph Kelanthara of the Verapoly Archdiocese.He is specialized in Canon Law from Rome and was appointed Vice Rector of Collegio San Paolo in Rome from 1984 to 1989. Later he moved back to Kerala and was appointed Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Verapoly on August 15, 1989. He served as the Chancellor for the Archdiocese from 1989 to 1996.
He was granted the title of Chaplain of His Holiness, Monsignor, in 1989 by Pope John Paul II. On November 6, 1996, he was made the Vicar General of Archdiocese of Verapoly. He was advanced to the papal Prelacy of Honour on January 31, 2001. He served as the Vicar-General of the Archdiocese from 1996 to 2002. He was nominated Bishop of Calicut on April 19, 2002 and was consecrated on May 19, 2002.
He served as the Bishop of Calicut for almost 9 years and was then appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as the Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants on February 22, 2011. On March 5, he was also appointed as a Member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
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