John Moolachira Explained

Type:archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
John Moolachira
Archbishop of Guwahati
Archdiocese:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati
See:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati
Appointed:9 April 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI
Term Start:18 January 2012
Predecessor:Thomas Menamparampil SDB
Successor:Incumbent
Ordination:23 October 1978
Consecration:15 April 2007
Consecrated By:Thomas Menamparampil SDB
Birth Date:14 December 1951
Birth Place:Puthussery Kadavu, Kerala, India
Nationality:Indian
Residence:Archbishop's House, G.N.B Road, Ambari Guwahati 781 001, Assam, India
Motto:THY KINGDOM COME
John Moolachira
Dipstyle:The Most Reverend
Offstyle:Your Excellency
Relstyle:Monsignor
Deathstyle:not applicable

John Moolachira[1] [2] is the current serving Archbishop of Guwahati.[3]

Early life

He was born in Puthussery Kadavu, Kerala on 14 December 1951.[4] [5]

Priesthood

He was ordained a Catholic Priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tezpur on 23 October 1978.[6] [7]

Episcopate

He was appointed Bishop of Diphu on 14 February 2007 by Pope John Paul II and ordained a bishop on 15 April 2007. He was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Guwahati on 9 April 2011.[8] He succeeded as Archbishop of Guwahati on 18 January 2012.[9] [10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: archbishop john moolachira – In Caelo et in Terra. incaelo.wordpress.com. 27 June 2012 . en. 2017-08-20.
  2. Web site: Most. Rev. John Moolachira, D.D. ~ Infant Jesus Church. www.infantjesuschurch.net. 2017-08-20.
  3. Web site: Welcome to Archdiocese of Guwahati. www.guwahatiarchdiocese.org. 2017-08-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161223044211/http://www.guwahatiarchdiocese.org/archbishop.php. 2016-12-23.
  4. Web site: Bishop John Moolachira Bishop of Guwahati Archdiocese John Moolachira Ucanews. directory.ucanews.com. 2018-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20170816111918/http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-moolachira/30. 16 August 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: Archbishop John Moolachira [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. Cheney. David M.. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. 2018-09-11.
  6. Web site: Bishop John Moolachira Bishop of Guwahati Archdiocese John Moolachira Ucanews. directory.ucanews.com. 2018-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20170816111918/http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-moolachira/30. 16 August 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: Archbishop John Moolachira [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. Cheney. David M.. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. 2018-09-11.
  8. Web site: Bishop John Moolachira Bishop of Guwahati Archdiocese John Moolachira Ucanews. directory.ucanews.com. 2018-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20170816111918/http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-moolachira/30. 16 August 2017. dead.
  9. Web site: John Moolachira Archbishop Diocesan Directory UCAN India. www.ucanindia.in. 2017-06-11.
  10. Web site: Bishop John Moolachira Bishop of Guwahati Archdiocese John Moolachira Ucanews. directory.ucanews.com. 2017-06-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20170816111918/http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-moolachira/30. 16 August 2017. dead.
  11. Web site: Archbishop John Moolachira [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. Cheney. David M.. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. 2017-06-11.

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