George Njaralakatt Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Mar
George Njaralakatt
Archbishop Emeritus Tellicherry
Diocese:Archdiocese of Tellicherry
See:Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Predecessor:Archbishop George Valiamattam
Successor:Joseph Pamplany
Ordination:30 October 2014
Consecration:7 April 2010
Birth Date:1946 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Kalayanthani, Thodupuzha, Idukki District, Kerala, India
Religion:Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Residence:Bishop's House, Tellicherry

Mar George Njaralakatt (Classical Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ) (born 23 July 1946) is a Syro-Malabar Catholic Archbishop. He retired as the archbishop of Archdiocese of Tellicherry on 15 January 2022 at the age of 75.[1]

Early life

Bishop Mar George Njaralakatt was born to Varkey (Late) and Mary (Late) Njaralakatt on 23 June 1946 at Kalayanthani in Thodupuzha Taluk in Idukki District. His LP School studies were at St. Josephs School, Arakuzha and he completed UP at St. Marys High School near Muvattupuzha. His family migrated to Malabar in 1960 and settled in Nadavayal, Wayanad, where he completed high school studies at St. Thomas High School, Nadavayal. He achieved a BA degree at Mysore University.[2] [3] [4]

Ordination

After completing college studies he joined St. Joseph's Minor Seminary Thalasserry in 1963. He was ordained priest on 20 December 1971 at Thalassery by Mar Sebastian Valloppilly. He served as the vicar general of Bhadravathi diocese from 2007 to 2010. On 18 January 2010, he was appointed the Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Mandya, in Karnataka and was consecrated on 7 April 2010 at Infant Jesus Cathedral Church at Hinkal, Mysore. On 30 October 2014, he was raised as the Archbishop of Archdiocese of Tellicherry at St. Joseph's Cathedral, Tellicherry.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: George Njaralakatt as Archbishop . 30 October 2014. Business Standard India . 30 October 2014 . Press Trust of India .
  2. Web site: Early life of Bishop George . 26 December 2013.
  3. Web site: Early life of Bishop George . 26 December 2013 . 27 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227103825/http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/bishop.php?id=21 . dead .
  4. Web site: Early life of Bishop George . 26 December 2013.
  5. Web site: Ordination details . 26 December 2013 .
    Web site: George Njaralakatt appointed as Mandya Bishop . 26 December 2013 . 14 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214171409/http://www.mandyadiocese.org/home/inner/33 . dead .
  6. Web site: Appointed as Bishop of Mandya . 26 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227064743/http://www.ernakulamarchdiocese.org/mainnews_details_temp.php?id=158 . 27 December 2013 . dmy .
  7. Web site: Details about Bishop . 26 December 2013 .
  8. Web site: Archbishop Mar George Njaralakatt Biography . 13 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150215124936/http://www.archdioceseoftellicherry.org/events.php . 15 February 2015 . dmy .
  9. Web site: Pope approves appointment of Archbishop of Tellicherry . 13 February 2015 .
  10. Web site: Pope approves new archbishop . 13 February 2015 .