Joseph Mittathany Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Joseph Mittathany
Archbishop Emeritus of Imphal
Term Start:10 July 1995
Term End:12 July 2006
Successor:Dominic Lumon
Other Post:Bishop of Imphal (1980–1995)
Previous Post:Bishop of Tezpur (1969–1980)
Ordination:23 April 1959
Consecration:27 September 1969
Consecrated By:Stephen Ferrando
Birth Date:1931 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Kalikavu, Madras Presidency, British India
Death Place:Koirengei, Manipur, India

Joseph Mittathany (12 July 1931 – 11 July 2022) was an Indian Roman Catholic prelate.

Mittathany was born in Kalikave and was ordained to the priesthood in 1959.[1] He served as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tezpur, India, from 1969 to 1980 and then served as bishop and then archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Imphal, India, from 1980 until his retirement in 2006.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2022-07-11 . Archbishop Joseph Mittathany Passes Away . 2022-07-12 . . en-US.
  2. Web site: Archbishop Joseph Mittathany † . Catholic-Hierarchy.org . 12 July 2022.