Alexander Chulaparambil Explained

Type:bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Mar
Alexander Choolaparambil
Honorific-Suffix:Bishop
Bishop of Kottayam (1923–1951)
Vicar Apostolic of Kottayam (1914–1923)
Diocese:Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam
See:Kottayam
Appointed:16 July 1914
Term Start:1 November 1914
Term End:8 January 1951
Predecessor:Matthew Makil
Successor:Thomas Tharayil
Ordination:22 December 1906
Consecration:1 November 1914
Consecrated By:Archbishop Wladyslaw Michal Zaleski
Rank:Bishop
Birth Date:1877 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Kumarakom
Nationality:Indian

Bishop Alexander Choolaparambil (14 October 1877 – 8 January 1951) was born in Kumarakom, India. Ordained a priest in 1906, he was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Kottayam and then bishop of Busiris that same year. In 1923 Mar Choolaparampil became bishop of Kottayam, dying in that capacity in 1951.

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