Thomas Padiyath

Mar Thomas Padiyath (born 14 January 1969) is an Indian-born bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in the India. He is currently one of the Auxiliary Bishops of Eparchy of Shamshabad.

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Thomas Padiyath
Auxilary of Shamshabad
ChurchSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
DioceseSyro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Shamshabad
Appointed25 August 2022
Orders
Ordination29 December 1994
by Joseph Powathil
Consecration9 October 2022
by George Alencherry, Joseph Perumthottam, and Raphael Thattil
Personal details
Born (1969-01-14) 14 January 1969
Ettumanoor, Kerala

Biography

Early life and studies

Padiyath was in Ettumanoor, Kerala on January 14, 1969, in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanacherry. When Padiyath decided to join the priesthood, He began his formation at the Minor Seminary of St. Thomas in Kurichy. He then went to St. Joseph Pontifical Seminary in Aluva for his Philosophy and Theology studies. After the completion of his studies, He was ordinated by Archbishop Joseph Powathil on December 19, 1994. After his ordination, Archbishop Powathil sent him to the Catholic University of Louvain where he received a doctorate in philosophy and licentiate in theology.[1]

Ministry

After he returned to India from Louvain, he began his ministry as an Assistant Priest before being appointed by Powathil to be the Secretary of Archbishop of Changanacherry. After his service, He became a professor at Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kunnoth, Jyothi Seminary and Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram in Bangalore, Mater Dei Institute in Goa, Paurastya Vidyapitham in Vadavathoor, the St. Charles Seminary in Namibia and the CANA Institute in Thuruthy. After his service in Education, Joseph Perumthottam appointed him Vicar General of Changanacherry.[2]

Auxiliary Of Shamshabad

On August 25, 2022, Pope Francis announced and approved of the election of Padiyath as one of the two auxiliary bishops for Shamshabad by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Synod. He was consecrated on October 9, 2022, by Cardinal George Alencherry.[3]

References
  1. "Syro-Malabar Church appoints three auxiliary bishops". Matters India. 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  2. ccbi, Editor (2022-08-25). "Syro Malabar Church Appoints Three New Auxiliary Bishops". CCBI. Retrieved 2023-07-11. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  3. "Three new auxiliary bishops in Syro-Malabar Church". The Hindu. 2022-08-25. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-07-11.


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