| Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
| Varghese Chakkalakal | |
| Bishop of Calicut | |
| Archdiocese: | Verapoly |
| Diocese: | Calicut |
| Appointed: | 15 May 2012 |
| Ordination: | 2 April 1981 |
| Consecration: | 7 February 1999 |
| Consecrated By: | Archbishop Daniel Acharuparambil, OCD |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Malapallipuram, Kerala, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Previous Post: | Bishop of Kannur (1998-2012) |
| Alma Mater: | Pontifical Urban University |
| Motto: | According to Your Will |
Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Varghese was born on 7 February 1953 at Malapallipuram, Kerala, India.[5]
He acquired his Master of Theology from Pontifical Seminary, Aluva, Kerala, India and also completed his Master of Arts specialising in History from University of Mysore. He acquired his doctorate in canon law from Pontifical Urban University, Rome. He was a professor of Fundamental Theology, Canon Law and Moral Theology.[6]
He joined St. Joseph's Seminary, Mangalore in 1971 for the diocese of Calicut. He was ordained a priest by Bishop Maxwell Noronha on 2 April 1981 in Mother of God Cathedral, Calicut. He also served as the Dean of Studies.