Stephen Athipozhiyil Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Stephen Athipozhiyil
Bishop of Alleppey
Church:Catholic Church (Latin Church)
Diocese:Alleppey
Term Start:9 December 2001
Term End:11 October 2019
Predecessor:Peter Michael Chenaparampil
Successor:James Raphael Anaparambil
Previous Post:Coadjutor Bishop of Alleppey (2000–2001)
Ordination:5 October 1969
Ordained By:Michael Arattukulam
Consecration:11 February 2001
Consecrated By:Peter Michael Chenaparampil
Birth Date:1944 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Chennavely, British Raj
Death Place:Arthunkal, Kerala, India

Stephen Athipozhiyil (18 May 1944 – 9 April 2022) was an Indian Catholic prelate.

Athipozhiyil was born in India and was ordained to the priesthood in 1969. He served as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Alleppey, India, in 2001 and then as diocesan bishop of the Alleppey Diocese from 2001 until his retirement in 2019.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bathi.html Catholic-Hierarchy.org.-Stephen Athipozhiyal